Waning · 62.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 13°
Moon age
20.7days
Moon phase on February 16, 1990Waning Gibbous
On Friday, February 16, 1990, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 62.1% of its visible face lit, 20.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
62.1%Illumination at noon UTC
20.7 dMoon age
404,494 km251,341 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (14°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 16, 1990 is on Friday, February 9, 1990 at 19:16 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 25, 1990 at 08:55 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, February 9, 1990 | 19:16 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, February 17, 1990 | 18:48 |
The Moon around February 16
More about this date
Friday, February 16, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.