Waxing · 84.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 10°
Moon age
10.2days
Moon phase on February 16, 1989Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, February 16, 1989, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 84.1% of its visible face lit, 10.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
84.1%Illumination at noon UTC
10.2 dMoon age
391,088 km243,011 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (11°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 16, 1989 is on Monday, February 20, 1989 at 15:32 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 6, 1989 at 07:37 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 12, 1989 | 23:15 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, February 20, 1989 | 15:32 |
The Moon around February 16
More about this date
Thursday, February 16, 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.