Phases of Earth's Moon Each Month of the Year:
A.D. 2009

2009 - International Year of Astronomy
and
Year of Science 2009

Also, Eclipses (beginning 2007 March); Monthly Times of Lunar Apogee and Perigee (beginning 2007 April)

A.D. 2009

2009 - International Year of Astronomy
and
Year of Science 2009

2009 January

* Sat., Jan. 10, 6:00 a.m. EST - Moon at perigee: 357,497 kilometers - Large Tides Expected.

* Sat., Jan. 10, 10:27 p.m. EST - Full Moon (Wolf Moon) - Largest Moon in 2009.

* Sat., Jan. 17, 9:46 p.m. EST - Last Quarter Moon

* Thur., Jan. 22, 7:00 p.m. EST - Moon at apogee: 406,118 kilometers

* Sun., Jan. 25, 11:56.6 p.m. EST - Beginning of Annular Solar Eclipse of Jan. 25 and 26 - Annular Solar Eclipse visible in Indian Ocean and western Indonesia; Partial Solar Eclipse visible in southern third of Africa, Madagascar, Australia except Tasmania, southeast India, Southeast Asia, and Indonesia.
Tips for Safe Viewing: Eclipse of the Sun / Solar Eclipse

* Mon., Jan. 26, 2:55 a.m. EST - New Moon: Lunation 1065

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

* Sat., Feb. 7, 3:00 p.m. EST - Moon at perigee: 361,488 kilometers.

* Mon. Feb. 9, 7:38:46 a.m. EST - Penumbral Eclipse of the Moon - Visible: Western North America, Alaska, Hawaii, Australia, and East Asia. Deepest penumbral eclipse of the year with a penumbral magnitude of 0.899. It will be easily visible to the naked eye as a dusky shading in the northern half of the Moon. It is SAFE to look at a lunar eclipse or eclipse of the Moon.

* Mon. Feb. 9, 9:49 a.m. EST - Full Moon (Snow Moon)

* Mon. Feb. 16, 4:37 p.m. EST - Last Quarter Moon

* Thur., Feb. 19, 12:00 Noon EST - Moon at apogee: 405,129 kilometers.

* Tue. Feb. 24, 8:35 p.m. EST - New Moon: Lunation 1066

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

* Sat., March 7, 10:00 a.m. EST - Moon at perigee: 367,017 kilometers

* Tue., March 10, 10:38 p.m. EDST - Full Moon (Worm Moon)

* Wed., March 18, 1:47 p.m. EDST - Last Quarter Moon

* Thur., March 19, 9:00 a.m. EDST - Moon at apogee: 404,299 kilometers.

* Thur., March 26, 12:06 p.m. EDST - New Moon: lunation 1067

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

* Thur., April 2, 10:34 a.m. EDST - First Quarter Moon

* Thur., April 9, 10:56 a.m. EDST - Full Moon (Pink Moon)

* Thur., April 16, 5:00 a.m. EDST - Moon at apogee: 404,232 kilometers.

* Fri., April 17, 9:36 a.m. EDST - Last Quarter Moon

* Fri., April 24, 11:23 p.m. EDST - New Moon: lunation 1068.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

* Sat., May 9, 12:01 a.m. EDST - Full Moon (Flower Moon).

* Wed., May 13, 11:00 p.m. EDST - Moon at apogee: 404,915 kilometers.

* Sun., May 17, 3:26 a.m. EDST - Last Quarter Moon

* Sun., May 24, 8:11 a.m. EDST - New Moon: Lunation 1069.

* Tue., May 26, 12:00 Midnight EDST - Moon at perigee: 361,153 kilometers.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

* Wed., June 10, 12:00 Noon EDST - Moon at apogee: 405,787 kilometers.

* Mon., June 15, 6:15 p.m. EDST - Last Quarter Moon

* Mon., June 22, 3:35 p.m. EDST - New Moon: Lunation 1070

* Tue., June 23, 7:00 a.m. EDST - Moon at perigee: 358,014 kilometers; Large Tides predicted.

* Mon., June 29, 7:28 a.m. EDST - First Quarter Moon

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

* Tue., July 7, 5:38:36.2 a.m. EDST (Time of Greatest Eclipse) - Penumbral Eclipse of the Moon - Barely visible in most of Western Hemisphere (except northern Alaska, northern and eastern extremes of Canada, and eastern half of Atlantic Ocean), Australia, Japan, and Pacific Ocean.

* Tue., July 7, 6:00 p.m. EDST - Moon at apogee: 406,322 kilometers.

* Wed., July 15, 5:53 a.m. EDST - Last Quarter Moon.

* Mon., July 20, 10:56:20 p.m. EDST - 40th anniversary of the first human (Neil Armstrong) to set foot on the Earth's Moon.

* Tue., July 21, 4:00 p.m. EDST - Moon at perigee: 357,463 kilometers. Large Tides Predicted.

* Wed., July 22, 10:35 p.m. EDST - New Moon: Lunation 1071.

* Wed., July 21, 2009 10:35:21.1 p.m. EDST (Time of Greatest Eclipse--July 22 in Asia)
Total Eclipse of the Sun - Longest Solar Eclipse of the 21st Century --
Visible in India, China, Pacific Ocean.
SAFE WAY TO VIEW SOLAR ECLIPSE.
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* Tue., July 28, 6:00 p.m. EDST - First Quarter Moon.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

* Wed., Aug. 5, 8:39:11.4 p.m. EDST (Time of Greatest Eclipse; Aug. 6 in Europe, Africa, Asia) - Penumbral Eclipse of the Moon (safe to view directly): full eclipse visible in South America, Europe, Africa, most of Middle East; partial eclipse visible in east and central North America, western Asia.

* Wed., Aug. 5, 8:55 p.m. EDST - Full Moon: Sturgeon Moon.

* Thur., Aug. 13, 2:55 p.m. EDST - Last Quarter Moon.

* Wed., Aug. 19, 1:00 a.m. EDST - Moon at perigee: 359,639 kilometers.

* Thur., Aug. 20, 6:08 a.m. EDST - New Moon: Lunation 1072.

* Thur., Aug. 20, Sunset - Ramadan, Islamic religious observance (based on Lunar Calendar and sighting of the New Moon), begins (Sunset in Pittsburgh: 8:10 p.m. EDST).

* Thur., Aug. 27, 7:42 a.m. EDST - First Quarter Moon.

* Mon., Aug. 31, 7:00 a.m. EDST - Moon at apogee: 405,269 kilometers.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

* Fri., Sept. 11, 10:16 p.m. EDST - Last Quarter Moon.

* Wed., Sept. 16, 4:00 a.m. EDST - Moon at perigee: 364,053 kilometers.

* Fri., Sept. 18, 2:44 p.m. EDST - New Moon; Lunation number 1073).

* Sat., Sept. 26, 12:50 a.m. EDST - First Quarter Moon.

* Mon., Sept. 28, 12:00 Midnight EDST - Moon at apogee: 404,432 kilometers.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

* Sun., Oct. 11, 4:56 a.m. EDST - Last Quarter Moon.

* Tue., Oct. 13, 8:00 a.m. EDST - Moon at perigee: 369,067 kilometers.

* Sun., Oct. 18, 1:33 a.m. EDST - New Moon; Lunation: 1074.

* Sun., Oct. 25, 7:00 p.m. EDST - Moon at apogee: 404,166 kilometers.

* Sun., Oct. 25, 8:42 p.m. EDST - First Quarter Moon.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

* Fri., Dec. 4, 9:00 a.m. EST - Moon at perigee: 363,479 kilometers.

* Tue., Dec. 8, 7:13 p.m. EST - Last Quarter Moon.

* Wed., Dec. 16, 7:02 a.m. EST - New Moon: Lunation 1076.

* Sun., Dec. 20, 10:00 a.m. EST - Moon at apogee: 405,731 kilometers.

* Thur., Dec. 24, 12:36 p.m. EST - First Quarter Moon.

* Thur., Dec. 31, 2:13 p.m. EST - Full Moon: "Blue Moon" (using the definition of two full moons in one calendar month; one of several definitions of "Blue Moon").

* Thur., Dec. 31, 2:23:45.9 p.m. EST - Greatest eclipse of this minor Partial Eclipse of the Moon, occurring in the Constellation Gemini the Twins - Not visible in most of the Western Hemisphere except Alaska, northern Canada, and extreme eastern Brazil; visible in most other parts of the world.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)