Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 26°
Full Moon at
18:16UTC
Moon phase on May 20, 1989Full Moon
On Saturday, May 20, 1989, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
398,543 km247,643 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (26°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 397,787 km from Earth. Blue Moon (seasonal)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 20, 1989 is on Saturday, May 20, 1989 at 18:16 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 3, 1989 at 19:53 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, May 12, 1989 | 14:20 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, May 20, 1989 | 18:16 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 28, 1989 | 04:01 |
The Moon around May 20
More about this date
Saturday, May 20, 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.