Waxing · 26.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 11°
Moon age
5.7days
Moon phase on November 2, 1981Waxing Crescent
On Monday, November 2, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 26.3% of its visible face lit, 5.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
26.3%Illumination at noon UTC
5.7 dMoon age
402,490 km250,096 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (11°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 2, 1981 is on Wednesday, November 11, 1981 at 22:27 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 27, 1981 at 20:14 UTC, 6 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 November 2
More about this date
Monday, November 2, 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 November 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.