Waxing · 2.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 23°
Moon age
1.4days
Moon phase on December 29, 1989Waxing Crescent
On Friday, December 29, 1989, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.0% of its visible face lit, 1.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.0%Illumination at noon UTC
1.4 dMoon age
388,815 km241,599 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (24°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 29, 1989 is on Thursday, January 11, 1990 at 04:57 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 28, 1989 at 03:20 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, December 28, 1989 | 03:20 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 4, 1990 | 10:40 |
The Moon around December 29
More about this date
Friday, December 29, 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.