Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 15°
Full Moon at
19:31UTC
Moon phase on May 9, 1990Full Moon
On Wednesday, May 9, 1990, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 14.3 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.3 dMoon age
406,333 km252,483 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (15°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 406,407 km from Earth. Micromoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 9, 1990 is on Wednesday, May 9, 1990 at 19:31 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 25, 1990 at 04:28 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 1, 1990 | 20:18 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, May 9, 1990 | 19:31 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 17, 1990 | 19:45 |
The Moon around May 9
More about this date
Wednesday, May 9, 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.
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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.