Waxing · 8.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 21°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on April 8, 1989Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, April 8, 1989, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.3% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
363,898 km226,116 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (22°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 8, 1989 is on Friday, April 21, 1989 at 03:14 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 6, 1989 at 03:33 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, April 6, 1989 | 03:33 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, April 12, 1989 | 23:13 |
The Moon around April 8
More about this date
Saturday, April 8, 1989 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 6, 1989 to the new moon of May 5, 1989, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 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.