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The Moon on Wednesday, February 4, 2009: Waxing Gibbous, 67% lit

Waxing · 67.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 05°

Moon age

9.2days

Moon phase on February 4, 2009Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 4 February 2009368,872 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 4, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 67.1% of its visible face lit, 9.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

67.1%Illumination at noon UTC
9.2 dMoon age
368,872 km229,206 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (6°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 4, 2009 is on Monday, February 9, 2009 at 14:49 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 26, 2009 at 07:56 UTC, 9 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Monday, February 2, 200923:13
Full Moon (after)Monday, February 9, 200914:49

The Moon around February 4

More about this date

Wednesday, February 4, 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.