Waning · 98.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 27°
Moon age
16.7days
Moon phase on October 5, 2009Waning Gibbous
On Monday, October 5, 2009, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.1% of its visible face lit, 16.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.1%Illumination at noon UTC
16.7 dMoon age
384,318 km238,804 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (27°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 5, 2009 is on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 06:10 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 05:33 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, October 4, 2009 | 06:10 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 11, 2009 | 08:56 |
The Moon around October 5
More about this date
Monday, October 5, 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.
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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.