Waxing · 47.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 14°
First Quarter at
17:29UTC
Moon phase on August 9, 1989First Quarter
On Wednesday, August 9, 1989, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.9% of its visible face lit, 7.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.8 dMoon age
402,534 km250,123 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (14°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 9, 1989 is on Thursday, August 17, 1989 at 03:07 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 1, 1989 at 16:06 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 1, 1989 | 16:06 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, August 9, 1989 | 17:29 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, August 17, 1989 | 03:07 |
The Moon around August 9
More about this date
Wednesday, August 9, 1989 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 1, 1989 to the new moon of August 31, 1989, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 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.