Moon Calendar
Full Moon Calendar 1981
Every Full Moon and New Moon of 1981, with its traditional name, zodiac sign and exact time.
Quick Answer
There are 12 Full Moons and 13 New Moons in 1981. The first Full Moon is the Wolf Moon on January 20 in Leo, and the last is the Cold Moon on December 11 in Gemini. There is no Blue Moon in 1981. The Harvest Moon is on September 14. Two Full Moons are also a lunar eclipse: January 20 (Penumbral Lunar Eclipse) and July 17 (Partial Lunar Eclipse). Dates are in UTC; Moon names follow the US Eastern calendar month.
Full Moons 1981
Times switch to your time zone in the browser. Names follow the US Eastern calendar month.
| Date | Name | Position | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Moon | 0°10' Leo | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | |
| Snow Moon | 0°13' Virgo | ||
| Worm Moon | 29°56' Virgo | ||
| Pink Moon | 29°10' Libra | ||
| Flower Moon | 27°56' Scorpio | ||
| Strawberry Moon | 26°19' Sagittarius | ||
| Buck Moon | 24°31' Capricorn | Partial Lunar Eclipse | |
| Sturgeon Moon | 22°44' Aquarius | ||
| Harvest Moon | 21°13' Pisces | ||
| Hunter's Moon | 20°06' Aries | ||
| Beaver Moon | 19°27' Taurus | ||
| Cold Moon | 19°13' Gemini |
New Moons 1981
| Date | Position | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 15°54' Capricorn | ||
| 16°02' Aquarius | Annular Solar Eclipse | |
| 15°46' Pisces | ||
| 14°58' Aries | ||
| 13°37' Taurus | ||
| 11°50' Gemini | ||
| 9°50' Cancer | ||
| 7°51' Leo | Total Solar Eclipse | |
| 6°09' Virgo | ||
| 4°57' Libra | ||
| 4°19' Scorpio | ||
| 4°15' Sagittarius | ||
| 4°33' Capricorn |
The Moon Today
For today's sign, phase and void-of-course times, see the Moon right now. Eclipse details for the year are on Eclipses 1981.
The Rest of the Sky
Questions About the Moons of 1981
When Are the Full Moons in 1981?
Wolf Moon: January 20, 1981 at 2:39 AM ET (07:39 UTC), in Leo; Snow Moon: February 18, 1981 at 5:58 PM ET (22:58 UTC), in Virgo; Worm Moon: March 20, 1981 at 10:23 AM ET (15:23 UTC), in Virgo; Pink Moon: April 19, 1981 at 2:59 AM ET (07:59 UTC), in Libra; Flower Moon: May 18, 1981 at 8:04 PM ET (00:04 UTC on May 19), in Scorpio; Strawberry Moon: June 17, 1981 at 11:05 AM ET (15:05 UTC), in Sagittarius; Buck Moon: July 17, 1981 at 12:39 AM ET (04:39 UTC), in Capricorn; Sturgeon Moon: August 15, 1981 at 12:37 PM ET (16:37 UTC), in Aquarius; Harvest Moon: September 13, 1981 at 11:09 PM ET (03:09 UTC on September 14), in Pisces; Hunter's Moon: October 13, 1981 at 8:50 AM ET (12:50 UTC), in Aries; Beaver Moon: November 11, 1981 at 5:27 PM ET (22:27 UTC), in Taurus; Cold Moon: December 11, 1981 at 3:41 AM ET (08:41 UTC), in Gemini.
When Are the New Moons in 1981?
January 6, 1981 at 2:24 AM ET (07:24 UTC), in Capricorn; February 4, 1981 at 5:14 PM ET (22:14 UTC), in Aquarius; March 6, 1981 at 5:31 AM ET (10:31 UTC), in Pisces; April 4, 1981 at 3:20 PM ET (20:20 UTC), in Aries; May 4, 1981 at 12:19 AM ET (04:19 UTC), in Taurus; June 2, 1981 at 7:32 AM ET (11:32 UTC), in Gemini; July 1, 1981 at 3:03 PM ET (19:03 UTC), in Cancer; July 30, 1981 at 11:52 PM ET (03:52 UTC on July 31), in Leo; August 29, 1981 at 10:44 AM ET (14:44 UTC), in Virgo; September 28, 1981 at 12:07 AM ET (04:07 UTC), in Libra; October 27, 1981 at 3:14 PM ET (20:14 UTC), in Scorpio; November 26, 1981 at 9:39 AM ET (14:39 UTC), in Sagittarius; December 26, 1981 at 5:10 AM ET (10:10 UTC), in Capricorn.
Is There a Blue Moon in 1981?
No. No calendar month in 1981 has two Full Moons in US Eastern time.
When Is the Harvest Moon in 1981?
The Harvest Moon, the Full Moon nearest the September equinox, is on September 13, 1981 at 11:09 PM ET (03:09 UTC on September 14), in Pisces.
Where Do the Full Moon Names Come From?
The names (Wolf, Snow, Worm, Pink, Flower, Strawberry, Buck, Sturgeon, Corn, Hunter's, Beaver and Cold) are traditional North American names popularized by farmers' almanacs. They belong to the month, not to the zodiac sign the Moon is in.
Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?
Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.
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