Waning · 0.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 21°
New Moon at
18:44UTC
Moon phase on September 18, 2009New Moon
On Friday, September 18, 2009, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.1 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.1 dMoon age
367,279 km228,217 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (22°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 18, 2009 is on Friday, September 4, 2009 at 16:03 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 18, 2009 at 18:44 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, September 12, 2009 | 02:16 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, September 18, 2009 | 18:44 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 26, 2009 | 04:50 |
The Moon around September 18
More about this date
Friday, September 18, 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 September 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.