Waning · 53.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 26°
Last Quarter at
18:40UTC
Moon phase on August 23, 1989Last Quarter
On Wednesday, August 23, 1989, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.3% of its visible face lit, 21.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.3%Illumination at noon UTC
21.8 dMoon age
371,940 km231,113 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (27°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 1989 is on Thursday, August 17, 1989 at 03:07 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 31, 1989 at 05:45 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, August 17, 1989 | 03:07 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, August 23, 1989 | 18:40 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, August 31, 1989 | 05:45 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Wednesday, August 23, 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.