Waxing · 5.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 14°
Moon age
2.0days
Moon phase on May 7, 1989Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, May 7, 1989, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.9% of its visible face lit, 2.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.9%Illumination at noon UTC
2.0 dMoon age
368,842 km229,188 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 7, 1989 is on Saturday, May 20, 1989 at 18:16 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 5, 1989 at 11:46 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 5, 1989 | 11:46 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, May 12, 1989 | 14:20 |
The Moon around May 7
More about this date
Sunday, May 7, 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.
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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.