Waning · 1.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 00°
Moon age
28.4days
Moon phase on May 4, 1989Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 4, 1989, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.6% of its visible face lit, 28.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.4 dMoon age
359,861 km223,607 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (0°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 4, 1989 is on Friday, April 21, 1989 at 03:14 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 5, 1989 at 11:46 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, April 28, 1989 | 20:46 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, May 5, 1989 | 11:46 |
The Moon around May 4
More about this date
Thursday, May 4, 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 May 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.