Waning · 35.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 14°
Moon age
23.3days
Moon phase on October 21, 1981Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, October 21, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 35.7% of its visible face lit, 23.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
35.7%Illumination at noon UTC
23.3 dMoon age
382,347 km237,579 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (15°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 1981 is on Tuesday, October 13, 1981 at 12:50 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 27, 1981 at 20:14 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, October 20, 1981 | 03:41 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, October 27, 1981 | 20:14 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Wednesday, October 21, 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.