Waxing · 9.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 06°
Moon age
3.0days
Moon phase on August 23, 1990Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, August 23, 1990, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.8% of its visible face lit, 3.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
9.8%Illumination at noon UTC
3.0 dMoon age
392,288 km243,756 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (6°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 1990 is on Wednesday, September 5, 1990 at 01:46 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 20, 1990 at 12:39 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 20, 1990 | 12:39 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 28, 1990 | 07:34 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Thursday, August 23, 1990 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 20, 1990 to the new moon of September 19, 1990, a cycle of 29.51 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.