Waning · 53.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 17°
Last Quarter at
18:55UTC
Moon phase on August 13, 2009Last Quarter
On Thursday, August 13, 2009, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.3% of its visible face lit, 22.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.3%Illumination at noon UTC
22.4 dMoon age
379,492 km235,805 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (17°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 13, 2009 is on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 00:55 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 10:02 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, August 6, 2009 | 00:55 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Thursday, August 13, 2009 | 18:55 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, August 20, 2009 | 10:02 |
The Moon around August 13
More about this date
Thursday, August 13, 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.