Waning · 70.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 01°
Moon age
19.4days
Moon phase on March 16, 2009Waning Gibbous
On Monday, March 16, 2009, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 70.9% of its visible face lit, 19.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
70.9%Illumination at noon UTC
19.4 dMoon age
398,407 km247,558 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (1°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 2009 is on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 02:38 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 16:06 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, March 11, 2009 | 02:38 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 18, 2009 | 17:48 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Monday, March 16, 2009 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 25, 2009 to the new moon of March 26, 2009, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 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.