Waning · 9.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 16°
Moon age
26.7days
Moon phase on October 15, 2009Waning Crescent
On Thursday, October 15, 2009, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.4% of its visible face lit, 26.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
9.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.7 dMoon age
370,574 km230,264 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (17°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 15, 2009 is on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 06:10 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 05:33 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 11, 2009 | 08:56 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, October 18, 2009 | 05:33 |
The Moon around October 15
More about this date
Thursday, October 15, 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.