Waxing · 48.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°
First Quarter at
15:54UTC
Moon phase on September 21, 2004First Quarter
On Tuesday, September 21, 2004, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.3% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.3%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
370,078 km229,956 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (27°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 21, 2004 is on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 13:09 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 14:29 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, September 14, 2004 | 14:29 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, September 21, 2004 | 15:54 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, September 28, 2004 | 13:09 |
The Moon around September 21
More about this date
Tuesday, September 21, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 14, 2004 to the new moon of October 14, 2004, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2004, or the whole moon calendar 2004.
- The same date one year apart: 2003 · 2005.
- 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.