Waxing · 79.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 16°
Moon age
9.7days
Moon phase on July 2, 2009Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, July 2, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 79.3% of its visible face lit, 9.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
79.3%Illumination at noon UTC
9.7 dMoon age
396,299 km246,249 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (17°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 2, 2009 is on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 09:22 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 22, 2009 at 19:35 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, June 29, 2009 | 11:29 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, July 7, 2009 | 09:22 |
The Moon around July 2
More about this date
Thursday, July 2, 2009 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 22, 2009 to the new moon of July 22, 2009, a cycle of 29.29 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.