Waning · 31.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 20°
Moon age
23.7days
Moon phase on November 20, 1981Waning Crescent
On Friday, November 20, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 31.2% of its visible face lit, 23.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
31.2%Illumination at noon UTC
23.7 dMoon age
392,631 km243,969 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (20°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 20, 1981 is on Wednesday, November 11, 1981 at 22:27 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 26, 1981 at 14:39 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, November 18, 1981 | 14:54 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, November 26, 1981 | 14:39 |
The Moon around November 20
More about this date
Friday, November 20, 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.