Waxing · 44.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 17°
First Quarter at
23:15UTC
Moon phase on February 12, 1989First Quarter
On Sunday, February 12, 1989, the Moon was a First Quarter: 44.9% of its visible face lit, 6.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
44.9%Illumination at noon UTC
6.2 dMoon age
374,004 km232,395 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (18°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 12, 1989 is on Monday, February 20, 1989 at 15:32 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 6, 1989 at 07:37 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, February 6, 1989 | 07:37 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, February 12, 1989 | 23:15 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, February 20, 1989 | 15:32 |
The Moon around February 12
More about this date
Sunday, February 12, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1989, or the whole moon calendar 1989.
- The same date one year apart: 1988 · 1990.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.