Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 10°
New Moon at
03:20UTC
Moon phase on December 28, 1989New Moon
On Thursday, December 28, 1989, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 0.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
0.4 dMoon age
392,235 km243,723 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (11°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 28, 1989 is on Thursday, January 11, 1990 at 04:57 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 28, 1989 at 03:20 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 19, 1989 | 23:55 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, December 28, 1989 | 03:20 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 4, 1990 | 10:40 |
The Moon around December 28
More about this date
Thursday, December 28, 1989 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 28, 1989 to the new moon of January 26, 1990, a cycle of 29.67 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.