Waxing · 98.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 06°
Moon age
13.9days
Moon phase on December 10, 1981Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, December 10, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.7% of its visible face lit, 13.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.7%Illumination at noon UTC
13.9 dMoon age
357,028 km221,847 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (6°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 10, 1981 is on Friday, December 11, 1981 at 08:41 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 26, 1981 at 14:39 UTC, 14 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 10
More about this date
Thursday, December 10, 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.