Moon phases in September 2023
All 30 days, computed from the ephemeris rather than copied from another calendar: the Moon’s sign, the exact instant it changes sign, and the lit fraction of the disc. Shown in your own timezone.
- New MoonSeptember 1522.0° Virgo
- Harvest MoonSeptember 296.0° Aries
Day by day
The four quarter instants are marked on the day they fall; every other day carries the interval it is in. Four of the eight phases are moments and four are stretches, which is the one thing most calendars leave out.
| Date | Phase | Sign | Illumination | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | Waning Gibbous | Pisces→Aries | 97% | ||
| Sat 2 | Waning Gibbous | Aries | 91% | ||
| Sun 3 | Waning Gibbous | Aries→Taurus | 84% | ||
| Mon 4 | Waning Gibbous | Taurus | 75% | ||
| Tue 5 | Waning Gibbous | Taurus→Gemini | 65% | ||
| Wed 6 | Last Quarter | Gemini | 54% | ||
| Thu 7 | Waning Crescent | Gemini | 44% | ||
| Fri 8 | Waning Crescent | Gemini→Cancer | 35% | ||
| Sat 9 | Waning Crescent | Cancer | 26% | ||
| Sun 10 | Waning Crescent | Cancer→Leo | 18% | ||
| Mon 11 | Waning Crescent | Leo | 11% | ||
| Tue 12 | Waning Crescent | Leo | 6% | ||
| Wed 13 | Waning Crescent | Leo→Virgo | 2% | ||
| Thu 14 | Waning Crescent | Virgo | 0% | ||
| Fri 15 | New Moon | Virgo→Libra | 0% | ||
| Sat 16 | Waxing Crescent | Libra | 2% | ||
| Sun 17 | Waxing Crescent | Libra | 5% | ||
| Mon 18 | Waxing Crescent | Libra→Scorpio | 11% | ||
| Tue 19 | Waxing Crescent | Scorpio | 18% | ||
| Wed 20 | Waxing Crescent | Scorpio→Sagittarius | 26% | ||
| Thu 21 | Waxing Crescent | Sagittarius | 36% | ||
| Fri 22 | First Quarter | Sagittarius→Capricorn | 47% | ||
| Sat 23 | Waxing Gibbous | Capricorn | 58% | ||
| Sun 24 | Waxing Gibbous | Capricorn→Aquarius | 69% | ||
| Mon 25 | Waxing Gibbous | Aquarius | 79% | ||
| Tue 26 | Waxing Gibbous | Aquarius | 88% | ||
| Wed 27 | Waxing Gibbous | Aquarius→Pisces | 95% | ||
| Thu 28 | Waxing Gibbous | Pisces | 99% | ||
| Fri 29 | Full Moon | Pisces→Aries | 100% | ||
| Sat 30 | Waning Gibbous | Aries | 98% | ||
Rows are UTC calendar days. The exact times follow the timezone setting above, so a time close to midnight can belong to the neighbouring day in your own zone.
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- Brightest night
The Moon passes through 14 signs this month, in order: Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries. It changes sign 13 times — roughly every two and a third days, though not evenly, because the Moon’s speed varies about twelve per cent over an orbit.
This month’s full moon is the Harvest Moon
The Harvest Moon is the full moon falling nearest the September equinox — a rule about the sky, not a slot in a month table. That is why it moves between September and October from year to year, and why a calendar that reads the name off a fixed twelve-row list gets it wrong in the years it lands in October.
Frequently asked questions
When is the full moon in September 2023?
There are 1 in September 2023. The exact instants are in the table above, shown in your own timezone, with the degree and sign each one falls on.
When is the new moon in September 2023?
There are 1 in September 2023, listed to the minute in the table above along with every other phase of the month.
What timezone are these times in?
Your own, resolved in your browser. The rows are UTC calendar days, so an instant close to midnight can belong to the neighbouring day once converted — the table marks those with a small +1 or −1. You can switch the whole page to UTC if you want to compare it against a site that publishes UTC.
What sign is the Moon in during September 2023?
It moves through 14 of them, changing sign 13 times. The exact instant of each change is in the sign column above. The Moon spends about two and a third days in a sign, which is why it covers the whole zodiac in a month while the Sun takes a year.