The Moon on every day of 1981
What the Moon looked like the day you were born, for every day of 1981. Tap your day to see how much of it was lit, then start counting your exact time alive.
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1981 at a glance
Full moons12 full moons.
Largest full moonDecember 11, 356,908 km away. The smallest was May 19 at 405,847 km.
Eclipses2 solar and 2 lunar, listed below.
Find your dayTap any day for its Moon, the date you turn 10,000 days old, and roughly when you pass 1 billion seconds.
Every day of 1981
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Full moons in 1981
- January 20, 07:39 UTC
- February 18, 22:58 UTC
- March 20, 15:23 UTC
- April 19, 07:59 UTC
- May 19, 00:04 UTC
- June 17, 15:05 UTC
- July 17, 04:39 UTC
- August 15, 16:37 UTC
- September 14, 03:09 UTC
- October 13, 12:50 UTC
- November 11, 22:27 UTC
- December 11, 08:41 UTC
New moons in 1981
- January 6, 07:24 UTC
- February 4, 22:14 UTC
- March 6, 10:31 UTC
- April 4, 20:20 UTC
- May 4, 04:19 UTC
- June 2, 11:32 UTC
- July 1, 19:03 UTC
- July 31, 03:52 UTC
- August 29, 14:44 UTC
- September 28, 04:07 UTC
- October 27, 20:14 UTC
- November 26, 14:39 UTC
- December 26, 10:10 UTC
Eclipses in 1981
- February 4: Annular solar eclipse
- July 31: Total solar eclipse
- January 20: Penumbral lunar eclipse
- July 17: Partial lunar eclipse
How this is worked out
Each day shows the Moon at 12:00 noon UTC, drawn as seen from the northern hemisphere, computed with astronomy-engine, the same engine Sky checks against NASA JPL Horizons. The Moon's phase is the same everywhere at one instant, but the date changes with time zones, so close to a new or full moon your local day can differ. Alive uses your exact birth time and place, and it stays on your phone.