Waning · 74.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 16°
Moon age
19.5days
Moon phase on September 9, 1971Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, September 9, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 74.6% of its visible face lit, 19.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
74.6%Illumination at noon UTC
19.5 dMoon age
367,292 km228,224 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (17°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 9, 1971 is on Sunday, September 5, 1971 at 04:02 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 19, 1971 at 14:42 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, September 5, 1971 | 04:02 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 11, 1971 | 18:23 |
The Moon around September 9
More about this date
Thursday, September 9, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 20, 1971 to the new moon of September 19, 1971, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.