Waxing · 51.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 11°
First Quarter at
08:11UTC
Moon phase on May 31, 1990First Quarter
On Thursday, May 31, 1990, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.7% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.7%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
391,183 km243,069 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (12°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1990 is on Friday, June 8, 1990 at 11:01 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 24, 1990 at 11:47 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, May 24, 1990 | 11:47 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, May 31, 1990 | 08:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, June 8, 1990 | 11:01 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Thursday, May 31, 1990 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 24, 1990 to the new moon of June 22, 1990, a cycle of 29.30 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.