Waxing · 98.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 04°
Moon age
12.8days
Moon phase on April 8, 2009Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 8, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 12.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.8 dMoon age
380,554 km236,465 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (5°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 8, 2009 is on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 14:56 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 16:06 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 2, 2009 | 14:34 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, April 9, 2009 | 14:56 |
The Moon around April 8
More about this date
Wednesday, April 8, 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 April 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.