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The Moon on Thursday, October 8, 2009: Waning Gibbous, 80% lit

Waning · 80.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°

Moon age

19.7days

Moon phase on October 8, 2009Waning Gibbous

Thursday 8 October 2009375,581 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, October 8, 2009, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 80.2% of its visible face lit, 19.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

80.2%Illumination at noon UTC
19.7 dMoon age
375,581 km233,375 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (8°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 8, 2009 is on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 06:10 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 05:33 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Sunday, October 4, 200906:10
Last Quarter (after)Sunday, October 11, 200908:56

The Moon around October 8

More about this date

Thursday, October 8, 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.