Waning · 95.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 16°
Moon age
16.1days
Moon phase on December 14, 1989Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 14, 1989, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.5% of its visible face lit, 16.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.1 dMoon age
371,165 km230,631 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (17°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 14, 1989 is on Tuesday, December 12, 1989 at 16:30 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 28, 1989 at 03:20 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 12, 1989 | 16:30 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 19, 1989 | 23:55 |
The Moon around December 14
More about this date
Thursday, December 14, 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.