Waxing · 74.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 08°
Moon age
9.4days
Moon phase on July 31, 2009Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, July 31, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 74.7% of its visible face lit, 9.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
74.7%Illumination at noon UTC
9.4 dMoon age
400,663 km248,960 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (8°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 31, 2009 is on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 00:55 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 02:35 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 28, 2009 | 22:00 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, August 6, 2009 | 00:55 |
The Moon around July 31
More about this date
Friday, July 31, 2009 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 22, 2009 to the new moon of August 20, 2009, a cycle of 29.31 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.