Waning · 57.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 16°
Moon age
20.9days
Moon phase on December 17, 1981Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 17, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 57.7% of its visible face lit, 20.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
57.7%Illumination at noon UTC
20.9 dMoon age
386,557 km240,195 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (17°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1981 is on Friday, December 11, 1981 at 08:41 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 26, 1981 at 10:10 UTC, 9 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 17
More about this date
Thursday, December 17, 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.