Waxing · 0.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 12°
Moon age
0.7days
Moon phase on October 28, 1981Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, October 28, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.6% of its visible face lit, 0.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.6%Illumination at noon UTC
0.7 dMoon age
404,523 km251,359 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (12°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 28, 1981 is on Wednesday, November 11, 1981 at 22:27 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 27, 1981 at 20:14 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 27, 1981 | 20:14 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, November 5, 1981 | 01:09 |
The Moon around October 28
More about this date
Wednesday, October 28, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 27, 1981 to the new moon of November 26, 1981, a cycle of 29.77 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.