Waxing · 32.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 22°
Moon age
6.3days
Moon phase on September 6, 1989Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, September 6, 1989, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 32.0% of its visible face lit, 6.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
32.0%Illumination at noon UTC
6.3 dMoon age
403,213 km250,545 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (23°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 6, 1989 is on Friday, September 15, 1989 at 11:51 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 31, 1989 at 05:45 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, August 31, 1989 | 05:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, September 8, 1989 | 09:49 |
The Moon around September 6
More about this date
Wednesday, September 6, 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 September 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.