Waxing · 77.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 10°
Moon age
10.1days
Moon phase on August 30, 2009Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, August 30, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 77.5% of its visible face lit, 10.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
77.5%Illumination at noon UTC
10.1 dMoon age
404,780 km251,519 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (10°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 30, 2009 is on Friday, September 4, 2009 at 16:03 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 10:02 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 27, 2009 | 11:42 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, September 4, 2009 | 16:03 |
The Moon around August 30
More about this date
Sunday, August 30, 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.