Waxing · 99.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 28°
Moon age
14.7days
Moon phase on December 1, 2009Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, December 1, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.0% of its visible face lit, 14.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.0%Illumination at noon UTC
14.7 dMoon age
370,297 km230,092 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 1, 2009 is on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 07:31 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 19:14 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | 21:39 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 2, 2009 | 07:31 |
The Moon around December 1
More about this date
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 16, 2009 to the new moon of December 16, 2009, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.