Waning · 98.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 07°
Moon age
16.3days
Moon phase on September 16, 1989Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, September 16, 1989, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 16.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
16.3 dMoon age
359,052 km223,105 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (8°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 1989 is on Friday, September 15, 1989 at 11:51 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 29, 1989 at 21:47 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, September 15, 1989 | 11:51 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, September 22, 1989 | 02:10 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Saturday, September 16, 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.
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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.