Waning · 82.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 13°
Moon age
18.7days
Moon phase on November 15, 1981Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, November 15, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 82.2% of its visible face lit, 18.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
82.2%Illumination at noon UTC
18.7 dMoon age
365,289 km226,980 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (13°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 15, 1981 is on Wednesday, November 11, 1981 at 22:27 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 26, 1981 at 14:39 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, November 11, 1981 | 22:27 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, November 18, 1981 | 14:54 |
The Moon around November 15
More about this date
Sunday, November 15, 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.