Waxing · 49.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 13°
First Quarter at
13:26UTC
Moon phase on September 6, 1981First Quarter
On Sunday, September 6, 1981, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.6% of its visible face lit, 7.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.9 dMoon age
403,470 km250,704 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (13°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 6, 1981 is on Monday, September 14, 1981 at 03:09 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 29, 1981 at 14:44 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, August 29, 1981 | 14:44 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, September 6, 1981 | 13:26 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, September 14, 1981 | 03:09 |
The Moon around September 6
More about this date
Sunday, September 6, 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.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.