Waning · 4.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°
Moon age
27.5days
Moon phase on October 16, 1990Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, October 16, 1990, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.7% of its visible face lit, 27.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.7%Illumination at noon UTC
27.5 dMoon age
393,039 km244,223 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (28°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1990 is on Thursday, October 4, 1990 at 12:02 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 18, 1990 at 15:37 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 11, 1990 | 03:31 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, October 18, 1990 | 15:37 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Tuesday, October 16, 1990 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 19, 1990 to the new moon of October 18, 1990, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.