Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 09°
New Moon at
04:07UTC
Moon phase on September 28, 1981New Moon
On Monday, September 28, 1981, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
396,682 km246,487 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (9°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 28, 1981 is on Monday, September 14, 1981 at 03:09 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, September 28, 1981 at 04:07 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, September 20, 1981 | 19:48 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, September 28, 1981 | 04:07 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, October 6, 1981 | 07:45 |
The Moon around September 28
More about this date
Monday, September 28, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 28, 1981 to the new moon of October 27, 1981, a cycle of 29.67 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.