Waxing · 93.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 29°
Moon age
12.4days
Moon phase on April 18, 1989Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, April 18, 1989, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 93.9% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
93.9%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
406,096 km252,336 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (30°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 18, 1989 is on Friday, April 21, 1989 at 03:14 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 6, 1989 at 03:33 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, April 12, 1989 | 23:13 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, April 21, 1989 | 03:14 |
The Moon around April 18
More about this date
Tuesday, April 18, 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.
- 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.