Waning · 86.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 26°
Moon age
18.7days
Moon phase on December 5, 2009Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, December 5, 2009, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 86.4% of its visible face lit, 18.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
86.4%Illumination at noon UTC
18.7 dMoon age
364,022 km226,192 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (27°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 2009 is on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 07:31 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 12:02 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 2, 2009 | 07:31 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 9, 2009 | 00:14 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Saturday, December 5, 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.