Waning · 0.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 00°
New Moon at
20:14UTC
Moon phase on October 27, 1981New Moon
On Tuesday, October 27, 1981, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.3 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
29.3 dMoon age
402,717 km250,237 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (0°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 27, 1981 is on Tuesday, October 13, 1981 at 12:50 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 27, 1981 at 20:14 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, October 20, 1981 | 03:41 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, October 27, 1981 | 20:14 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, November 5, 1981 | 01:09 |
The Moon around October 27
More about this date
Tuesday, October 27, 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.