Waxing · 1.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 06°
Moon age
1.0days
Moon phase on December 17, 2009Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, December 17, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.0% of its visible face lit, 1.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.0%Illumination at noon UTC
1.0 dMoon age
401,714 km249,614 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (7°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 2009 is on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 19:13 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 12:02 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 16, 2009 | 12:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 24, 2009 | 17:36 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Thursday, December 17, 2009 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 16, 2009 to the new moon of January 15, 2010, a cycle of 29.80 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.