Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 28°
New Moon at
10:02UTC
Moon phase on August 20, 2009New Moon
On Thursday, August 20, 2009, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
361,102 km224,378 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (29°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 20, 2009 is on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 00:55 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 10:02 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 13, 2009 | 18:55 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, August 20, 2009 | 10:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 27, 2009 | 11:42 |
The Moon around August 20
More about this date
Thursday, August 20, 2009 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 20, 2009 to the new moon of September 18, 2009, a cycle of 29.36 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.