Waxing · 11.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 08°
Moon age
3.3days
Moon phase on October 21, 2009Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 11.7% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
11.7%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
392,728 km244,030 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (8°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 2009 is on Monday, November 2, 2009 at 19:14 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 05:33 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, October 18, 2009 | 05:33 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, October 26, 2009 | 00:42 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Wednesday, October 21, 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.