Waning · 60.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 15°
Moon age
20.8days
Moon phase on April 16, 2009Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, April 16, 2009, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 60.2% of its visible face lit, 20.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
60.2%Illumination at noon UTC
20.8 dMoon age
404,211 km251,165 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (15°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 16, 2009 is on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 14:56 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 03:23 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, April 9, 2009 | 14:56 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, April 17, 2009 | 13:37 |
The Moon around April 16
More about this date
Thursday, April 16, 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.