Waxing · 52.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 25°
First Quarter at
05:50UTC
Moon phase on September 15, 2010First Quarter
On Wednesday, September 15, 2010, the Moon was a First Quarter: 52.7% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
52.7%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
390,808 km242,837 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (26°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 15, 2010 is on Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 09:17 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 10:30 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, September 8, 2010 | 10:30 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 | 05:50 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, September 23, 2010 | 09:17 |
The Moon around September 15
More about this date
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 8, 2010 to the new moon of October 7, 2010, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2010, or the whole moon calendar 2010.
- The same date one year apart: 2009 · 2011.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.