Waning · 72.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 29°
Moon age
19.4days
Moon phase on January 16, 1990Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, January 16, 1990, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 72.2% of its visible face lit, 19.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
72.2%Illumination at noon UTC
19.4 dMoon age
398,083 km247,357 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (30°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 16, 1990 is on Thursday, January 11, 1990 at 04:57 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 26, 1990 at 19:20 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, January 11, 1990 | 04:57 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 18, 1990 | 21:18 |
The Moon around January 16
More about this date
Tuesday, January 16, 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.