Waning · 87.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 04°
Moon age
18.3days
Moon phase on October 16, 1981Waning Gibbous
On Friday, October 16, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 87.4% of its visible face lit, 18.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
87.4%Illumination at noon UTC
18.3 dMoon age
362,073 km224,982 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (5°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1981 is on Tuesday, October 13, 1981 at 12:50 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 27, 1981 at 20:14 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 13, 1981 | 12:50 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, October 20, 1981 | 03:41 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Friday, October 16, 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.
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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.