Waning · 56.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 20°
Moon age
21.3days
Moon phase on September 21, 1989Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, September 21, 1989, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 56.6% of its visible face lit, 21.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
56.6%Illumination at noon UTC
21.3 dMoon age
375,118 km233,087 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (21°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 21, 1989 is on Friday, September 15, 1989 at 11:51 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 29, 1989 at 21:47 UTC, 8 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 21
More about this date
Thursday, September 21, 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.