Waxing · 11.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 09°
Moon age
3.3days
Moon phase on September 23, 2017Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, September 23, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 11.3% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
11.3%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
396,240 km246,212 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (10°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 23, 2017 is on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 18:40 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 05:30 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, September 20, 2017 | 05:30 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, September 28, 2017 | 02:54 |
The Moon around September 23
More about this date
Saturday, September 23, 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.