Waning · 99.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 29°
Full Moon at
03:07UTC
Moon phase on August 17, 1989Full Moon
On Thursday, August 17, 1989, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.8 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.8 dMoon age
366,431 km227,690 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (30°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 367,570 km from Earth. SupermoonTotal lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1989 is on Thursday, August 17, 1989 at 03:07 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 31, 1989 at 05:45 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 9, 1989 | 17:29 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, August 17, 1989 | 03:07 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 23, 1989 | 18:40 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Thursday, August 17, 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.
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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.