Waxing · 47.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 09°
First Quarter at
18:33UTC
Moon phase on February 2, 1990First Quarter
On Friday, February 2, 1990, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.0% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.0%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
370,204 km230,034 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (10°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 2, 1990 is on Friday, February 9, 1990 at 19:16 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 26, 1990 at 19:20 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, January 26, 1990 | 19:20 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, February 2, 1990 | 18:33 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, February 9, 1990 | 19:16 |
The Moon around February 2
More about this date
Friday, February 2, 1990 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 26, 1990 to the new moon of February 25, 1990, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 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.