Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 10°
New Moon at
05:45UTC
Moon phase on August 31, 1989New Moon
On Thursday, August 31, 1989, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
399,773 km248,407 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (11°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1989 is on Thursday, August 17, 1989 at 03:07 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 31, 1989 at 05:45 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 23, 1989 | 18:40 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, August 31, 1989 | 05:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, September 8, 1989 | 09:49 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Thursday, August 31, 1989 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 31, 1989 to the new moon of September 29, 1989, a cycle of 29.67 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.