Waxing · 98.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 29°
Moon age
14.4days
Moon phase on August 5, 1990Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, August 5, 1990, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.7% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
392,072 km243,622 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (30°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1990 is on Monday, August 6, 1990 at 14:20 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, July 22, 1990 at 02:54 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, July 29, 1990 | 14:02 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, August 6, 1990 | 14:20 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Sunday, August 5, 1990 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 22, 1990 to the new moon of August 20, 1990, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 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.