Waning · 77.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 21°
Moon age
19.1days
Moon phase on March 16, 1990Waning Gibbous
On Friday, March 16, 1990, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 77.9% of its visible face lit, 19.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
77.9%Illumination at noon UTC
19.1 dMoon age
405,186 km251,771 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (22°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 1990 is on Sunday, March 11, 1990 at 10:59 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 26, 1990 at 19:48 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, March 11, 1990 | 10:59 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, March 19, 1990 | 14:31 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Friday, March 16, 1990 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 25, 1990 to the new moon of March 26, 1990, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 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.