Waning · 11.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 24°
Moon age
26.4days
Moon phase on January 23, 1990Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, January 23, 1990, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 11.4% of its visible face lit, 26.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
11.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.4 dMoon age
396,029 km246,081 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (24°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 23, 1990 is on Thursday, January 11, 1990 at 04:57 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 26, 1990 at 19:20 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 18, 1990 | 21:18 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, January 26, 1990 | 19:20 |
The Moon around January 23
More about this date
Tuesday, January 23, 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.