Waning · 0.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 16°
Moon age
29.1days
Moon phase on December 16, 1990Waning Crescent
On Sunday, December 16, 1990, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 29.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
29.1 dMoon age
406,533 km252,608 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (17°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1990 is on Sunday, December 2, 1990 at 07:50 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 17, 1990 at 04:22 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 9, 1990 | 02:04 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, December 17, 1990 | 04:22 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Sunday, December 16, 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.