Waxing · 94.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°
Moon age
13.3days
Moon phase on July 16, 1989Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, July 16, 1989, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 94.1% of its visible face lit, 13.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
94.1%Illumination at noon UTC
13.3 dMoon age
387,394 km240,715 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (26°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 1989 is on Tuesday, July 18, 1989 at 17:42 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 3, 1989 at 04:59 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 11, 1989 | 00:19 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, July 18, 1989 | 17:42 |
The Moon around July 16
More about this date
Sunday, July 16, 1989 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 3, 1989 to the new moon of August 1, 1989, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.