Waxing · 56.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 21°
Moon age
8.2days
Moon phase on February 3, 2009Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, February 3, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 56.1% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
56.1%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
372,945 km231,737 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (22°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 3, 2009 is on Monday, February 9, 2009 at 14:49 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 26, 2009 at 07:56 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, February 2, 2009 | 23:13 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, February 9, 2009 | 14:49 |
The Moon around February 3
More about this date
Tuesday, February 3, 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 February 2009, or the whole moon calendar 2009.
- The same date one year apart: 2008 · 2010.
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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.