Waning · 53.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 22°
Last Quarter at
19:45UTC
Moon phase on May 17, 1990Last Quarter
On Thursday, May 17, 1990, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.5% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.5%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
385,649 km239,631 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (22°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 1990 is on Wednesday, May 9, 1990 at 19:31 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 24, 1990 at 11:47 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 9, 1990 | 19:31 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Thursday, May 17, 1990 | 19:45 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, May 24, 1990 | 11:47 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Thursday, May 17, 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.