Waning · 0.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 28°
Moon age
29.1days
Moon phase on December 27, 1989Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, December 27, 1989, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 29.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
29.1 dMoon age
395,613 km245,823 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (28°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 27, 1989 is on Thursday, January 11, 1990 at 04:57 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 28, 1989 at 03:20 UTC, 1 day 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 27
More about this date
Wednesday, December 27, 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.