Waxing · 54.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 18°
First Quarter at
01:09UTC
Moon phase on November 5, 1981First Quarter
On Thursday, November 5, 1981, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.7% of its visible face lit, 8.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.7%Illumination at noon UTC
8.7 dMoon age
389,432 km241,982 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (18°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 5, 1981 is on Wednesday, November 11, 1981 at 22:27 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 27, 1981 at 20:14 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 27, 1981 | 20:14 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, November 5, 1981 | 01:09 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, November 11, 1981 | 22:27 |
The Moon around November 5
More about this date
Thursday, November 5, 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.
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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.