Waxing · 99.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 15°
Moon age
14.8days
Moon phase on August 16, 1989Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, August 16, 1989, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.5% of its visible face lit, 14.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.5%Illumination at noon UTC
14.8 dMoon age
369,899 km229,844 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (15°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 1989 is on Thursday, August 17, 1989 at 03:07 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 31, 1989 at 05:45 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 9, 1989 | 17:29 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, August 17, 1989 | 03:07 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Wednesday, August 16, 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.