Waning · 85.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 27°
Moon age
18.1days
Moon phase on December 5, 1990Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 5, 1990, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 85.7% of its visible face lit, 18.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
85.7%Illumination at noon UTC
18.1 dMoon age
365,134 km226,884 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (28°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1990 is on Sunday, December 2, 1990 at 07:50 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 17, 1990 at 04:22 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, December 2, 1990 | 07:50 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 9, 1990 | 02:04 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Wednesday, December 5, 1990 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 17, 1990 to the new moon of December 17, 1990, a cycle of 29.80 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.