Waning · 12.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 20°
Moon age
26.4days
Moon phase on May 21, 2009Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 21, 2009, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.0% of its visible face lit, 26.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.0%Illumination at noon UTC
26.4 dMoon age
376,919 km234,207 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (20°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 2009 is on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 04:02 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 24, 2009 at 12:11 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 17, 2009 | 07:26 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, May 24, 2009 | 12:11 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Thursday, May 21, 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.
- 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.