Waxing · 7.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 29°
Moon age
2.8days
Moon phase on October 21, 1990Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, October 21, 1990, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.6% of its visible face lit, 2.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
7.6%Illumination at noon UTC
2.8 dMoon age
405,178 km251,766 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (29°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 1990 is on Friday, November 2, 1990 at 21:48 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 18, 1990 at 15:37 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, October 18, 1990 | 15:37 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, October 26, 1990 | 20:27 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Sunday, October 21, 1990 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 18, 1990 to the new moon of November 17, 1990, a cycle of 29.73 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.