Waning · 63.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 11°
Moon age
20.4days
Moon phase on January 17, 1990Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, January 17, 1990, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 63.2% of its visible face lit, 20.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
63.2%Illumination at noon UTC
20.4 dMoon age
401,412 km249,426 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (12°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 17, 1990 is on Thursday, January 11, 1990 at 04:57 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 26, 1990 at 19:20 UTC, 9 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 17
More about this date
Wednesday, January 17, 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.