Waning · 99.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 12°
Moon age
15.2days
Moon phase on February 21, 1989Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, February 21, 1989, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.3% of its visible face lit, 15.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.3%Illumination at noon UTC
15.2 dMoon age
404,283 km251,210 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (12°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 1989 is on Monday, February 20, 1989 at 15:32 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 7, 1989 at 18:19 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, February 20, 1989 | 15:32 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, February 28, 1989 | 20:08 |
The Moon around February 21
More about this date
Tuesday, February 21, 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.