Waning · 82.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 14°
Moon age
18.1days
Moon phase on December 16, 1989Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, December 16, 1989, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 82.4% of its visible face lit, 18.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
82.4%Illumination at noon UTC
18.1 dMoon age
382,604 km237,739 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (14°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1989 is on Tuesday, December 12, 1989 at 16:30 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 28, 1989 at 03:20 UTC, 12 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 16
More about this date
Saturday, December 16, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.