Waxing · 26.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 13°
Moon age
4.8days
Moon phase on March 31, 2009Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, March 31, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 26.9% of its visible face lit, 4.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
26.9%Illumination at noon UTC
4.8 dMoon age
370,664 km230,320 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (13°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 31, 2009 is on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 14:56 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 16:06 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, March 26, 2009 | 16:06 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, April 2, 2009 | 14:34 |
The Moon around March 31
More about this date
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 26, 2009 to the new moon of April 25, 2009, a cycle of 29.47 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.