Waxing · 83.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 27°
Moon age
10.3days
Moon phase on May 5, 1990Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, May 5, 1990, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 83.8% of its visible face lit, 10.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
83.8%Illumination at noon UTC
10.3 dMoon age
399,367 km248,155 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (27°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 1990 is on Wednesday, May 9, 1990 at 19:31 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 25, 1990 at 04:28 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 1, 1990 | 20:18 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 9, 1990 | 19:31 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Saturday, May 5, 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.