Waning · 98.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 06°
Moon age
15.9days
Moon phase on December 12, 1981Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, December 12, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.0% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.0%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
359,013 km223,080 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (7°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 1981 is on Friday, December 11, 1981 at 08:41 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 26, 1981 at 10:10 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, December 11, 1981 | 08:41 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, December 18, 1981 | 05:47 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Saturday, December 12, 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.