Waxing · 24.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 11°
Moon age
5.2days
Moon phase on January 31, 2009Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, January 31, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 24.7% of its visible face lit, 5.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
24.7%Illumination at noon UTC
5.2 dMoon age
385,742 km239,689 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (11°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 31, 2009 is on Monday, February 9, 2009 at 14:49 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 26, 2009 at 07:56 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, January 26, 2009 | 07:56 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, February 2, 2009 | 23:13 |
The Moon around January 31
More about this date
Saturday, January 31, 2009 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 26, 2009 to the new moon of February 25, 2009, a cycle of 29.74 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.