Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 28°
New Moon at
05:33UTC
Moon phase on October 18, 2009New Moon
On Sunday, October 18, 2009, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
379,281 km235,674 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (29°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 18, 2009 is on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 06:10 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 05:33 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 11, 2009 | 08:56 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, October 18, 2009 | 05:33 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, October 26, 2009 | 00:42 |
The Moon around October 18
More about this date
Sunday, October 18, 2009 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 18, 2009 to the new moon of November 16, 2009, a cycle of 29.57 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.