Waning · 99.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 19°
Full Moon at
00:55UTC
Moon phase on August 6, 2009Full Moon
On Thursday, August 6, 2009, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
403,927 km250,988 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (19°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 404,611 km from Earth. MicromoonPenumbral lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 2009 is on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 00:55 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 10:02 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 28, 2009 | 22:00 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, August 6, 2009 | 00:55 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 13, 2009 | 18:55 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Thursday, August 6, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.