Details for the moon at midnight 3 May 2009 as seen from the UK.
Distance 374,826 Km
2.2 days past first quarter
magnitude -12.67
Angular size 31 minutes of arc
Illumination 72%
no
it was a waxing gibbous last night (on Friday the 14th)
Tonight the 16th November 2009 is a new Moon, so last night there should have been no Moon visible.
full moon
the moon orbits. it circles around the earth.
It was a first quarter
Waning gibbous
it was a cresent.
yes
After 16 days.
Last night, September 11, 2010, the Moon was a waxing crescent, 2 days past the new.
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