Waxing · 47.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 00°
First Quarter at
17:36UTC
Moon phase on December 24, 2009First Quarter
On Thursday, December 24, 2009, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.8% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.8%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
397,310 km246,877 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (0°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 24, 2009 is on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 19:13 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 12:02 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 16, 2009 | 12:02 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, December 24, 2009 | 17:36 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, December 31, 2009 | 19:13 |
The Moon around December 24
More about this date
Thursday, December 24, 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.