Waning · 0.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 14°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on October 17, 2009Waning Crescent
On Saturday, October 17, 2009, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.9% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.9%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
375,561 km233,363 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (15°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 2009 is on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 06:10 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 05:33 UTC, 1 day 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 17
More about this date
Saturday, October 17, 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.