Waxing · 8.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 11°
Moon age
3.1days
Moon phase on December 29, 1981Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, December 29, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.7% of its visible face lit, 3.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.7%Illumination at noon UTC
3.1 dMoon age
396,878 km246,608 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (12°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 29, 1981 is on Saturday, January 9, 1982 at 19:53 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 26, 1981 at 10:10 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, December 26, 1981 | 10:10 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, January 3, 1982 | 04:46 |
The Moon around December 29
More about this date
Tuesday, December 29, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 26, 1981 to the new moon of January 25, 1982, a cycle of 29.78 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.