Waxing · 91.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 15°
Moon age
12.6days
Moon phase on October 12, 1989Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, October 12, 1989, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 91.8% of its visible face lit, 12.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
91.8%Illumination at noon UTC
12.6 dMoon age
362,908 km225,501 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (16°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 12, 1989 is on Saturday, October 14, 1989 at 20:32 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 29, 1989 at 21:47 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 8, 1989 | 00:52 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, October 14, 1989 | 20:32 |
The Moon around October 12
More about this date
Thursday, October 12, 1989 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 29, 1989 to the new moon of October 29, 1989, a cycle of 29.74 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.