Waxing · 46.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 20°
First Quarter at
20:06UTC
Moon phase on September 17, 1999First Quarter
On Friday, September 17, 1999, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.9% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
404,043 km251,061 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (20°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 17, 1999 is on Saturday, September 25, 1999 at 10:51 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 9, 1999 at 22:02 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, September 9, 1999 | 22:02 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, September 17, 1999 | 20:06 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, September 25, 1999 | 10:51 |
The Moon around September 17
More about this date
Friday, September 17, 1999 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 9, 1999 to the new moon of October 9, 1999, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1999, or the whole moon calendar 1999.
- The same date one year apart: 1998 · 2000.
- 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.