Waning · 1.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 12°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on December 15, 2009Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 15, 2009, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.1% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.1%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
396,369 km246,292 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (12°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 15, 2009 is on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 07:31 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 12:02 UTC, 1 day 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 15
More about this date
Tuesday, December 15, 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.