A MONTH OF WAXING AND WANING LIGHT

October 1981 Moon phase calendar

Daily phase and illumination values use a Korea-time reference. Exact major phase moments are in Korea Standard Time (KST); moonrise and moonset below use Seoul as a reference location.

Major phase times

First Quarter

1981-10-06 · 16:45 KST

6 Oct 1981, 07:45 UTC

Full Moon

1981-10-13 · 21:50 KST

13 Oct 1981, 12:50 UTC

Last Quarter

1981-10-20 · 12:41 KST

20 Oct 1981, 03:41 UTC

New Moon

1981-10-28 · 05:14 KST

27 Oct 1981, 20:14 UTC

Which time zone does this calendar use?

Each major phase happens at the same instant worldwide. The cards show that instant in KST (UTC+9) and UTC; your local calendar date may be different. This month’s events are grouped by their KST date.

Daily phase and illumination are sampled at noon KST (03:00 UTC). Moonrise and moonset are for Seoul, not your current location. For local rise and set times, choose your location in Moonrise and moonset tonight.

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Daily Moon phase, illumination, moonrise and moonset for October 1981; rise and set times use Seoul as reference
Date	Phase	Illumination	Moonrise	Moonset
10/1	Waxing Crescent	8%	09:00	20:11
10/2	Waxing Crescent	14%	09:57	20:43
10/3	Waxing Crescent	22%	10:52	21:18
10/4	Waxing Crescent	30%	11:48	21:58
10/5	Waxing Crescent	39%	12:41	22:42
10/6	Waxing Crescent	48%	13:32	23:31
10/7	Waxing Gibbous	58%	14:21	—
10/8	Waxing Gibbous	68%	15:05	00:25
10/9	Waxing Gibbous	77%	15:47	01:24
10/10	Waxing Gibbous	85%	16:25	02:27
10/11	Waxing Gibbous	92%	17:01	03:32
10/12	Waxing Gibbous	97%	17:36	04:40
10/13	Full Moon	100%	18:11	05:49
10/14	Full Moon	99%	18:47	07:01
10/15	Waning Gibbous	96%	19:26	08:13
10/16	Waning Gibbous	90%	20:10	09:26
10/17	Waning Gibbous	82%	20:58	10:38
10/18	Waning Gibbous	72%	21:52	11:45
10/19	Waning Gibbous	62%	22:51	12:47
10/20	Last Quarter	50%	23:53	13:41
10/21	Waning Crescent	40%	—	14:28
10/22	Waning Crescent	30%	00:56	15:09
10/23	Waning Crescent	21%	01:58	15:44
10/24	Waning Crescent	13%	03:00	16:16
10/25	Waning Crescent	7%	03:59	16:46
10/26	Waning Crescent	3%	04:58	17:14
10/27	New Moon	1%	05:55	17:42
10/28	New Moon	0%	06:52	18:12
10/29	Waxing Crescent	2%	07:49	18:43
10/30	Waxing Crescent	5%	08:45	19:17
10/31	Waxing Crescent	10%	09:41	19:54

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Moonrise and moonset are astronomical calculations for Seoul and may differ from your location or visible horizon. Weather and local obstructions are not included.