Waning · 11.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 22°
Moon age
26.2days
Moon phase on February 21, 2009Waning Crescent
On Saturday, February 21, 2009, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 11.8% of its visible face lit, 26.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
11.8%Illumination at noon UTC
26.2 dMoon age
403,406 km250,665 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (23°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 2009 is on Monday, February 9, 2009 at 14:49 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 01:35 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, February 16, 2009 | 21:37 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, February 25, 2009 | 01:35 |
The Moon around February 21
More about this date
Saturday, February 21, 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.
- 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.