Waxing · 11.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 17°
Moon age
3.7days
Moon phase on October 31, 1981Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, October 31, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 11.7% of its visible face lit, 3.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
11.7%Illumination at noon UTC
3.7 dMoon age
405,979 km252,263 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (18°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 31, 1981 is on Wednesday, November 11, 1981 at 22:27 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 27, 1981 at 20:14 UTC, 4 days 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 31
More about this date
Saturday, October 31, 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.
- 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.