Waxing · 39.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 02°
Moon age
6.7days
Moon phase on September 6, 2008Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, September 6, 2008, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 39.9% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
39.9%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
403,389 km250,654 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (2°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 6, 2008 is on Monday, September 15, 2008 at 09:14 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 19:58 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, August 30, 2008 | 19:58 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, September 7, 2008 | 14:04 |
The Moon around September 6
More about this date
Saturday, September 6, 2008 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 30, 2008 to the new moon of September 29, 2008, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2008, or the whole moon calendar 2008.
- The same date one year apart: 2007 · 2009.
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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.