Waxing · 99.5% lit · ♎︎ Libra 23°
Moon age
14.4days
Moon phase on April 20, 1989Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, April 20, 1989, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.5% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.5%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
405,210 km251,786 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (23°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 20, 1989 is on Friday, April 21, 1989 at 03:14 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 6, 1989 at 03:33 UTC, 14 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 20
More about this date
Thursday, April 20, 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.