Waxing · 99.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 20°
Moon age
13.7days
Moon phase on March 21, 1989Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, March 21, 1989, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.2% of its visible face lit, 13.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.2%Illumination at noon UTC
13.7 dMoon age
405,825 km252,168 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (21°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 21, 1989 is on Wednesday, March 22, 1989 at 09:58 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 7, 1989 at 18:19 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, March 14, 1989 | 10:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, March 22, 1989 | 09:58 |
The Moon around March 21
More about this date
Tuesday, March 21, 1989 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 7, 1989 to the new moon of April 6, 1989, a cycle of 29.38 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.
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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.