Waxing · 72.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 13°
Moon age
9.4days
Moon phase on January 6, 1990Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, January 6, 1990, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.9% of its visible face lit, 9.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
72.9%Illumination at noon UTC
9.4 dMoon age
367,734 km228,499 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (13°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 1990 is on Thursday, January 11, 1990 at 04:57 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 28, 1989 at 03:20 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 4, 1990 | 10:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, January 11, 1990 | 04:57 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Saturday, January 6, 1990 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 January 1990, or the whole moon calendar 1990.
- The same date one year apart: 1989 · 1991.
- 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.