Waxing · 51.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 06°
First Quarter at
07:34UTC
Moon phase on August 28, 1990First Quarter
On Tuesday, August 28, 1990, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.9% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.9%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
404,116 km251,106 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (7°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 28, 1990 is on Wednesday, September 5, 1990 at 01:46 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 20, 1990 at 12:39 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 20, 1990 | 12:39 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, August 28, 1990 | 07:34 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, September 5, 1990 | 01:46 |
The Moon around August 28
More about this date
Tuesday, August 28, 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.
- 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.