Waxing · 51.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 29°
First Quarter at
08:59UTC
Moon phase on September 21, 2015First Quarter
On Monday, September 21, 2015, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.4% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.4%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
386,082 km239,900 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (30°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 21, 2015 is on Monday, September 28, 2015 at 02:51 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at 06:41 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, September 13, 2015 | 06:41 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, September 21, 2015 | 08:59 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, September 28, 2015 | 02:51 |
The Moon around September 21
More about this date
Monday, September 21, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 13, 2015 to the new moon of October 13, 2015, a cycle of 29.73 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2015, or the whole moon calendar 2015.
- The same date one year apart: 2014 · 2016.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.