Waning · 53.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 23°
Last Quarter at
19:48UTC
Moon phase on September 20, 1981Last Quarter
On Sunday, September 20, 1981, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.8% of its visible face lit, 21.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.8%Illumination at noon UTC
21.9 dMoon age
370,719 km230,354 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (23°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 20, 1981 is on Monday, September 14, 1981 at 03:09 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, September 28, 1981 at 04:07 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, September 14, 1981 | 03:09 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Sunday, September 20, 1981 | 19:48 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, September 28, 1981 | 04:07 |
The Moon around September 20
More about this date
Sunday, September 20, 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.