Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 05°
Full Moon at
19:13UTC
Moon phase on December 31, 2009Full Moon
On Thursday, December 31, 2009, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
360,384 km223,932 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (6°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 359,712 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the yearBlue Moon (monthly)Partial lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 2009 is on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 19:13 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 15, 2010 at 07:12 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 24, 2009 | 17:36 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, December 31, 2009 | 19:13 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 7, 2010 | 10:40 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Thursday, December 31, 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.