Waxing · 5.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 03°
Moon age
2.3days
Moon phase on September 30, 1981Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, September 30, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.4% of its visible face lit, 2.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.4%Illumination at noon UTC
2.3 dMoon age
402,212 km249,923 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (4°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 30, 1981 is on Tuesday, October 13, 1981 at 12:50 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, September 28, 1981 at 04:07 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, September 28, 1981 | 04:07 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, October 6, 1981 | 07:45 |
The Moon around September 30
More about this date
Wednesday, September 30, 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.