Waxing · 100.0% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 12°
Full Moon at
14:20UTC
Moon phase on August 6, 1990Full Moon
On Monday, August 6, 1990, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
388,254 km241,250 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (13°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 387,885 km from Earth. Partial lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 1990 is on Monday, August 6, 1990 at 14:20 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 20, 1990 at 12:39 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, July 29, 1990 | 14:02 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, August 6, 1990 | 14:20 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, August 13, 1990 | 15:54 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Monday, August 6, 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.
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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.