Waxing · 87.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 06°
Moon age
10.7days
Moon phase on February 6, 1990Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, February 6, 1990, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.5% of its visible face lit, 10.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.5%Illumination at noon UTC
10.7 dMoon age
374,696 km232,825 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (6°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 6, 1990 is on Friday, February 9, 1990 at 19:16 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 26, 1990 at 19:20 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, February 2, 1990 | 18:33 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, February 9, 1990 | 19:16 |
The Moon around February 6
More about this date
Tuesday, February 6, 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.