Waning · 0.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 02°
New Moon at
14:39UTC
Moon phase on November 26, 1981New Moon
On Thursday, November 26, 1981, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
406,584 km252,639 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (3°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 26, 1981 is on Wednesday, November 11, 1981 at 22:27 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 26, 1981 at 14:39 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, November 18, 1981 | 14:54 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, November 26, 1981 | 14:39 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, December 4, 1981 | 16:22 |
The Moon around November 26
More about this date
Thursday, November 26, 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.