Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 28°
New Moon at
04:22UTC
Moon phase on December 17, 1990New Moon
On Monday, December 17, 1990, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 0.3 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
0.3 dMoon age
405,985 km252,267 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (29°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1990 is on Monday, December 31, 1990 at 18:35 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 17, 1990 at 04:22 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 9, 1990 | 02:04 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, December 17, 1990 | 04:22 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 25, 1990 | 03:16 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Monday, December 17, 1990 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 17, 1990 to the new moon of January 15, 1991, a cycle of 29.81 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.