Waxing · 43.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 00°
Moon age
6.0days
Moon phase on May 30, 2009Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, May 30, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 43.0% of its visible face lit, 6.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
43.0%Illumination at noon UTC
6.0 dMoon age
372,915 km231,719 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (1°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 30, 2009 is on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 18:12 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 24, 2009 at 12:11 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 24, 2009 | 12:11 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 31, 2009 | 03:22 |
The Moon around May 30
More about this date
Saturday, May 30, 2009 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 24, 2009 to the new moon of June 22, 2009, a cycle of 29.31 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.