Waning · 15.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 04°
Moon age
25.7days
Moon phase on December 12, 2009Waning Crescent
On Saturday, December 12, 2009, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 15.8% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
15.8%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
386,517 km240,170 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (4°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 2009 is on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 07:31 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 12:02 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 9, 2009 | 00:14 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 16, 2009 | 12:02 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Saturday, December 12, 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.