Waxing · 96.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 28°
Moon age
13.9days
Moon phase on September 12, 1981Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, September 12, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.6% of its visible face lit, 13.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.6%Illumination at noon UTC
13.9 dMoon age
378,269 km235,046 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (29°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 12, 1981 is on Monday, September 14, 1981 at 03:09 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 29, 1981 at 14:44 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, September 6, 1981 | 13:26 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, September 14, 1981 | 03:09 |
The Moon around September 12
More about this date
Saturday, September 12, 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.