Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 15°
New Moon at
11:46UTC
Moon phase on May 5, 1989New Moon
On Friday, May 5, 1989, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
361,275 km224,486 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (15°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 1989 is on Friday, April 21, 1989 at 03:14 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 5, 1989 at 11:46 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, April 28, 1989 | 20:46 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, May 5, 1989 | 11:46 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, May 12, 1989 | 14:20 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Friday, May 5, 1989 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 5, 1989 to the new moon of June 3, 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.