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The Moon on Thursday, February 9, 1989: Waxing Crescent, 14% lit

Waxing · 14.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 04°

Moon age

3.2days

Moon phase on February 9, 1989Waxing Crescent

Thursday 9 February 1989362,878 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 9, 1989, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 14.1% of its visible face lit, 3.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

14.1%Illumination at noon UTC
3.2 dMoon age
362,878 km225,482 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (5°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 9, 1989 is on Monday, February 20, 1989 at 15:32 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 6, 1989 at 07:37 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, February 6, 198907:37
First Quarter (after)Sunday, February 12, 198923:15

The Moon around February 9

More about this date

Thursday, February 9, 1989 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 6, 1989 to the new moon of March 7, 1989, a cycle of 29.45 days.