Waxing · 60.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 27°
Moon age
9.0days
Moon phase on January 5, 2009Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, January 5, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 60.9% of its visible face lit, 9.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
60.9%Illumination at noon UTC
9.0 dMoon age
375,796 km233,509 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (28°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 5, 2009 is on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 03:27 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 12:23 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, January 4, 2009 | 11:56 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, January 11, 2009 | 03:27 |
The Moon around January 5
More about this date
Monday, January 5, 2009 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 27, 2008 to the new moon of January 26, 2009, a cycle of 29.81 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2009, or the whole moon calendar 2009.
- The same date one year apart: 2008 · 2010.
- 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.