Waning · 38.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 07°
Moon age
23.7days
Moon phase on July 16, 2009Waning Crescent
On Thursday, July 16, 2009, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 38.5% of its visible face lit, 23.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
38.5%Illumination at noon UTC
23.7 dMoon age
378,473 km235,172 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (8°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 2009 is on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 09:22 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 02:35 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, July 15, 2009 | 09:53 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, July 22, 2009 | 02:35 |
The Moon around July 16
More about this date
Thursday, July 16, 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.