Waxing · 85.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 03°
Moon age
11.1days
Moon phase on December 9, 1989Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, December 9, 1989, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.7% of its visible face lit, 11.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.7%Illumination at noon UTC
11.1 dMoon age
362,876 km225,480 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (3°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 9, 1989 is on Tuesday, December 12, 1989 at 16:30 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, November 28, 1989 at 09:41 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 6, 1989 | 01:26 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 12, 1989 | 16:30 |
The Moon around December 9
More about this date
Saturday, December 9, 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.