Waxing · 54.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 07°
First Quarter at
03:16UTC
Moon phase on December 25, 1990First Quarter
On Tuesday, December 25, 1990, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.1% of its visible face lit, 8.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.1%Illumination at noon UTC
8.3 dMoon age
378,779 km235,362 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (8°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 25, 1990 is on Monday, December 31, 1990 at 18:35 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 17, 1990 at 04:22 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 17, 1990 | 04:22 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, December 25, 1990 | 03:16 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, December 31, 1990 | 18:35 |
The Moon around December 25
More about this date
Tuesday, December 25, 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.