Waxing · 46.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 06°
First Quarter at
20:18UTC
Moon phase on May 1, 1990First Quarter
On Tuesday, May 1, 1990, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.4% of its visible face lit, 6.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.4%Illumination at noon UTC
6.3 dMoon age
380,782 km236,607 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (7°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 1, 1990 is on Wednesday, May 9, 1990 at 19:31 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 25, 1990 at 04:28 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 25, 1990 | 04:28 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, May 1, 1990 | 20:18 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 9, 1990 | 19:31 |
The Moon around May 1
More about this date
Tuesday, May 1, 1990 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 25, 1990 to the new moon of May 24, 1990, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 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.