Waxing · 21.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 24°
Moon age
5.0days
Moon phase on December 21, 2009Waxing Crescent
On Monday, December 21, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 21.1% of its visible face lit, 5.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
21.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.0 dMoon age
405,319 km251,853 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (24°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 2009 is on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 19:13 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 12:02 UTC, 5 days 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 21
More about this date
Monday, December 21, 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.