Waxing · 21.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 25°
Moon age
4.1days
Moon phase on August 24, 2009Waxing Crescent
On Monday, August 24, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 21.1% of its visible face lit, 4.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
21.1%Illumination at noon UTC
4.1 dMoon age
380,136 km236,206 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (26°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 24, 2009 is on Friday, September 4, 2009 at 16:03 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 10:02 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, August 20, 2009 | 10:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 27, 2009 | 11:42 |
The Moon around August 24
More about this date
Monday, August 24, 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.