Waning · 85.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 13°
Moon age
17.7days
Moon phase on September 21, 2005Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, September 21, 2005, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 85.2% of its visible face lit, 17.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
85.2%Illumination at noon UTC
17.7 dMoon age
378,277 km235,050 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (14°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 21, 2005 is on Sunday, September 18, 2005 at 02:01 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 3, 2005 at 10:28 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, September 18, 2005 | 02:01 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, September 25, 2005 | 06:41 |
The Moon around September 21
More about this date
Wednesday, September 21, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 3, 2005 to the new moon of October 3, 2005, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
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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.