Waning · 35.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°
Moon age
23.3days
Moon phase on September 23, 1989Waning Crescent
On Saturday, September 23, 1989, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 35.2% of its visible face lit, 23.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
35.2%Illumination at noon UTC
23.3 dMoon age
385,230 km239,371 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (18°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 23, 1989 is on Friday, September 15, 1989 at 11:51 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 29, 1989 at 21:47 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, September 22, 1989 | 02:10 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, September 29, 1989 | 21:47 |
The Moon around September 23
More about this date
Saturday, September 23, 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.