Waxing · 87.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 05°
Moon age
11.9days
Moon phase on December 8, 1981Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, December 8, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.9% of its visible face lit, 11.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.9%Illumination at noon UTC
11.9 dMoon age
362,638 km225,333 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 8, 1981 is on Friday, December 11, 1981 at 08:41 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 26, 1981 at 14:39 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, December 4, 1981 | 16:22 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, December 11, 1981 | 08:41 |
The Moon around December 8
More about this date
Tuesday, December 8, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 26, 1981 to the new moon of December 26, 1981, a cycle of 29.81 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.