Waning · 3.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 12°
Moon age
27.8days
Moon phase on April 23, 2009Waning Crescent
On Thursday, April 23, 2009, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 3.6% of its visible face lit, 27.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
3.6%Illumination at noon UTC
27.8 dMoon age
378,888 km235,430 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (12°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 23, 2009 is on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 14:56 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 03:23 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, April 17, 2009 | 13:37 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, April 25, 2009 | 03:23 |
The Moon around April 23
More about this date
Thursday, April 23, 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.
- 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.