Waxing · 94.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 13°
Moon age
12.4days
Moon phase on August 3, 2009Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, August 3, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 94.3% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
94.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
405,907 km252,219 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (14°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 3, 2009 is on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 00:55 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 02:35 UTC, 12 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 August 3
More about this date
Monday, August 3, 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 August 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.