Waxing · 72.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 26°
Moon age
10.2days
Moon phase on September 23, 2015Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, September 23, 2015, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.3% of its visible face lit, 10.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
72.3%Illumination at noon UTC
10.2 dMoon age
373,988 km232,385 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (27°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 23, 2015 is on Monday, September 28, 2015 at 02:51 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at 06:41 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, September 21, 2015 | 08:59 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, September 28, 2015 | 02:51 |
The Moon around September 23
More about this date
Wednesday, September 23, 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.