Waxing · 53.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 06°
First Quarter at
04:50UTC
Moon phase on September 26, 2009First Quarter
On Saturday, September 26, 2009, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.0% of its visible face lit, 7.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.7 dMoon age
402,726 km250,242 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (7°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 26, 2009 is on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 06:10 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 18, 2009 at 18:44 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, September 18, 2009 | 18:44 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, September 26, 2009 | 04:50 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, October 4, 2009 | 06:10 |
The Moon around September 26
More about this date
Saturday, September 26, 2009 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 18, 2009 to the new moon of October 18, 2009, a cycle of 29.45 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.