Waning · 50.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 26°
Last Quarter at
13:37UTC
Moon phase on April 17, 2009Last Quarter
On Friday, April 17, 2009, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 50.8% of its visible face lit, 21.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
50.8%Illumination at noon UTC
21.8 dMoon age
403,425 km250,677 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (27°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 2009 is on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 14:56 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 03:23 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, April 9, 2009 | 14:56 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, April 17, 2009 | 13:37 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, April 25, 2009 | 03:23 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Friday, April 17, 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.