On Thursday, October 8, 2009 the Moon was in its waning gibbous phase, with 73% of its disk illuminated and an age of 19.8 days since the last new moon. The lit part starts to shrink. The Moon rises a few hours after dusk and is still in the sky when day breaks.
Moon data for this date
| Phase | 🌖 Waning Gibbous |
|---|---|
| Illumination | 73% |
| Moon age | 19.8 days |
| Day of the week | Thursday |
| Last new moon | September 18, 2009 at 15:44 |
| Next full moon | November 2, 2009 at 17:14 (in 25.2 days) |
| Next new moon | October 18, 2009 at 03:33 (in 9.6 days) |
The Moon on the surrounding days
Compare the phase and illumination over the three days before and after. Click a day to open its page.
← October 7, 2009 October 9, 2009 →
About the waning gibbous
The lit part starts to shrink. The Moon rises a few hours after dusk and is still in the sky when day breaks. The phase name comes from the Moon's position in its 29.53-day cycle: on October 8, 2009 it had completed 67% of the cycle that began with the new moon on September 18, 2009.
Looking for another date, such as a birthday? Use the Moon phase on the day I was born tool, see the Moon phase today page with the lunar calendar, or find the day of the week of October 8, 2009. For sun times, check sunrise and sunset.