Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 01°
New Moon at
05:30UTC
Moon phase on September 20, 2017New Moon
On Wednesday, September 20, 2017, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
383,812 km238,490 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (1°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 20, 2017 is on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 07:03 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 05:30 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, September 13, 2017 | 06:25 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, September 20, 2017 | 05:30 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, September 28, 2017 | 02:54 |
The Moon around September 20
More about this date
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 20, 2017 to the new moon of October 19, 2017, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.