Waning · 99.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 22°
Full Moon at
04:02UTC
Moon phase on May 9, 2009Full Moon
On Saturday, May 9, 2009, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
396,077 km246,111 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (23°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 395,022 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 9, 2009 is on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 04:02 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 03:23 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, May 1, 2009 | 20:44 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, May 9, 2009 | 04:02 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 17, 2009 | 07:26 |
The Moon around May 9
More about this date
Saturday, May 9, 2009 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 25, 2009 to the new moon of May 24, 2009, a cycle of 29.37 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 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.