Waxing · 51.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 15°
First Quarter at
07:45UTC
Moon phase on October 6, 1981First Quarter
On Tuesday, October 6, 1981, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.8% of its visible face lit, 8.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.8%Illumination at noon UTC
8.3 dMoon age
398,295 km247,489 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (15°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 1981 is on Tuesday, October 13, 1981 at 12:50 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, September 28, 1981 at 04:07 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, September 28, 1981 | 04:07 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, October 6, 1981 | 07:45 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, October 13, 1981 | 12:50 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Tuesday, October 6, 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 October 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.