Waning · 31.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 20°
Moon age
23.9days
Moon phase on September 22, 1981Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, September 22, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 31.8% of its visible face lit, 23.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
31.8%Illumination at noon UTC
23.9 dMoon age
376,636 km234,031 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (21°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 22, 1981 is on Monday, September 14, 1981 at 03:09 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, September 28, 1981 at 04:07 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, September 20, 1981 | 19:48 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, September 28, 1981 | 04:07 |
The Moon around September 22
More about this date
Tuesday, September 22, 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.