Waning · 21.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°
Moon age
25.4days
Moon phase on August 16, 2009Waning Crescent
On Sunday, August 16, 2009, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 21.1% of its visible face lit, 25.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
21.1%Illumination at noon UTC
25.4 dMoon age
365,369 km227,030 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 2009 is on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 00:55 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 10:02 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 13, 2009 | 18:55 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, August 20, 2009 | 10:02 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Sunday, August 16, 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.