Waning · 40.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 09°
Moon age
23.4days
Moon phase on September 21, 2011Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, September 21, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 40.7% of its visible face lit, 23.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
40.7%Illumination at noon UTC
23.4 dMoon age
386,928 km240,426 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (9°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 21, 2011 is on Monday, September 12, 2011 at 09:27 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 11:09 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, September 20, 2011 | 13:39 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, September 27, 2011 | 11:09 |
The Moon around September 21
More about this date
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 29, 2011 to the new moon of September 27, 2011, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
- The same date one year apart: 2010 · 2012.
- 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.