Waxing · 16.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 16°
Moon age
4.3days
Moon phase on December 21, 1990Waxing Crescent
On Friday, December 21, 1990, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 16.2% of its visible face lit, 4.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
16.2%Illumination at noon UTC
4.3 dMoon age
397,525 km247,010 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (17°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1990 is on Monday, December 31, 1990 at 18:35 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 17, 1990 at 04:22 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 17, 1990 | 04:22 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 25, 1990 | 03:16 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Friday, December 21, 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.