Waxing · 11.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 19°
Moon age
3.4days
Moon phase on December 31, 1989Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, December 31, 1989, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 11.8% of its visible face lit, 3.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
11.8%Illumination at noon UTC
3.4 dMoon age
382,258 km237,524 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (20°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1989 is on Thursday, January 11, 1990 at 04:57 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 28, 1989 at 03:20 UTC, 3 days 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 31
More about this date
Sunday, December 31, 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.