Waxing · 96.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 18°
Moon age
13.7days
Moon phase on October 2, 2009Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, October 2, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.7% of its visible face lit, 13.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.7%Illumination at noon UTC
13.7 dMoon age
395,208 km245,571 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (19°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 2, 2009 is on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 06:10 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 18, 2009 at 18:44 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, September 26, 2009 | 04:50 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, October 4, 2009 | 06:10 |
The Moon around October 2
More about this date
Friday, October 2, 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 October 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.