Waning · 36.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 16°
Moon age
23.1days
Moon phase on December 21, 1989Waning Crescent
On Thursday, December 21, 1989, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 36.0% of its visible face lit, 23.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
36.0%Illumination at noon UTC
23.1 dMoon age
404,169 km251,139 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (16°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1989 is on Tuesday, December 12, 1989 at 16:30 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 28, 1989 at 03:20 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 19, 1989 | 23:55 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, December 28, 1989 | 03:20 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Thursday, December 21, 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.