Moon phases in September 2024
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 311.1° Virgo
- Harvest MoonSeptember 1825.7° Pisces
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | Waning Crescent | Leo | 2% | ||
| Mon 2 | Waning Crescent | Leo→Virgo | 0% | ||
| Tue 3 | New Moon | Virgo | 0% | ||
| Wed 4 | Waxing Crescent | Virgo→Libra | 2% | ||
| Thu 5 | Waxing Crescent | Libra | 5% | ||
| Fri 6 | Waxing Crescent | Libra | 10% | ||
| Sat 7 | Waxing Crescent | Libra→Scorpio | 17% | ||
| Sun 8 | Waxing Crescent | Scorpio | 24% | ||
| Mon 9 | Waxing Crescent | Scorpio→Sagittarius | 33% | ||
| Tue 10 | Waxing Crescent | Sagittarius | 42% | ||
| Wed 11 | First Quarter | Sagittarius | 53% | ||
| Thu 12 | Waxing Gibbous | Sagittarius→Capricorn | 63% | ||
| Fri 13 | Waxing Gibbous | Capricorn | 73% | ||
| Sat 14 | Waxing Gibbous | Capricorn→Aquarius | 82% | ||
| Sun 15 | Waxing Gibbous | Aquarius | 90% | ||
| Mon 16 | Waxing Gibbous | Aquarius→Pisces | 96% | ||
| Tue 17 | Waxing Gibbous | Pisces | 99% | ||
| Wed 18 | Full Moon | Pisces→Aries | 100% | ||
| Thu 19 | Waning Gibbous | Aries | 97% | ||
| Fri 20 | Waning Gibbous | Aries→Taurus | 92% | ||
| Sat 21 | Waning Gibbous | Taurus | 84% | ||
| Sun 22 | Waning Gibbous | Taurus→Gemini | 74% | ||
| Mon 23 | Waning Gibbous | Gemini | 64% | ||
| Tue 24 | Last Quarter | Gemini→Cancer | 53% | ||
| Wed 25 | Waning Crescent | Cancer | 42% | ||
| Thu 26 | Waning Crescent | Cancer→Leo | 33% | ||
| Fri 27 | Waning Crescent | Leo | 24% | ||
| Sat 28 | Waning Crescent | Leo | 16% | ||
| Sun 29 | Waning Crescent | Leo→Virgo | 9% | ||
| Mon 30 | Waning Crescent | Virgo | 5% | ||
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.
- 1
- Full moons
- 1
- New moons
- 13
- Sign changes
- 100%
- Brightest night
The Moon passes through 14 signs this month, in order: Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo. 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.
A lunar eclipse this month
The full moon on September 18 is a Partial lunar eclipse, with 4% of the disc inside the Earth’s umbra at maximum, at Pisces. An eclipse can only fall on a full moon, because it needs the Moon exactly opposite the Sun and close to a node — which is also why they arrive in pairs a fortnight either side of a solar eclipse.
Frequently asked questions
When is the full moon in September 2024?
There are 1 in September 2024. 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 2024?
There are 1 in September 2024, 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 2024?
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.