Waxing · 55.0% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 19°
First Quarter at
01:26UTC
Moon phase on December 6, 1989First Quarter
On Wednesday, December 6, 1989, the Moon was a First Quarter: 55.0% of its visible face lit, 8.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
55.0%Illumination at noon UTC
8.1 dMoon age
373,314 km231,966 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (20°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 6, 1989 is on Tuesday, December 12, 1989 at 16:30 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, November 28, 1989 at 09:41 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, November 28, 1989 | 09:41 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, December 6, 1989 | 01:26 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 12, 1989 | 16:30 |
The Moon around December 6
More about this date
Wednesday, December 6, 1989 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 28, 1989 to the new moon of December 28, 1989, a cycle of 29.74 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.