Waxing · 71.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 20°
Moon age
9.1days
Moon phase on September 17, 2010Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, September 17, 2010, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 71.8% of its visible face lit, 9.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
71.8%Illumination at noon UTC
9.1 dMoon age
399,734 km248,383 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (20°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 17, 2010 is on Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 09:17 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 10:30 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 | 05:50 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, September 23, 2010 | 09:17 |
The Moon around September 17
More about this date
Friday, September 17, 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.