Waning · 30.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 22°
Moon age
23.6days
Moon phase on October 23, 1989Waning Crescent
On Monday, October 23, 1989, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 30.9% of its visible face lit, 23.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
30.9%Illumination at noon UTC
23.6 dMoon age
395,326 km245,644 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (23°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1989 is on Saturday, October 14, 1989 at 20:32 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 29, 1989 at 15:27 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 21, 1989 | 13:19 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, October 29, 1989 | 15:27 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Monday, October 23, 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.