Waning · 23.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 15°
Moon age
25.2days
Moon phase on March 3, 1989Waning Crescent
On Friday, March 3, 1989, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 23.5% of its visible face lit, 25.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
23.5%Illumination at noon UTC
25.2 dMoon age
376,422 km233,898 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (15°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 3, 1989 is on Monday, February 20, 1989 at 15:32 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 7, 1989 at 18:19 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, February 28, 1989 | 20:08 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 7, 1989 | 18:19 |
The Moon around March 3
More about this date
Friday, March 3, 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 March 1989, or the whole moon calendar 1989.
- The same date one year apart: 1988 · 1990.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.