Waxing · 31.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 19°
Moon age
5.9days
Moon phase on September 4, 1981Waxing Crescent
On Friday, September 4, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 31.1% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
31.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
404,064 km251,074 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (19°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 4, 1981 is on Monday, September 14, 1981 at 03:09 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 29, 1981 at 14:44 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, August 29, 1981 | 14:44 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, September 6, 1981 | 13:26 |
The Moon around September 4
More about this date
Friday, September 4, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 29, 1981 to the new moon of September 28, 1981, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1981, or the whole moon calendar 1981.
- The same date one year apart: 1980 · 1982.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.