Waxing · 35.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 05°
Moon age
5.7days
Moon phase on September 15, 2018Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, September 15, 2018, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 35.8% of its visible face lit, 5.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
35.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.7 dMoon age
392,880 km244,124 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (6°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 15, 2018 is on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 02:53 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 18:02 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, September 9, 2018 | 18:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, September 16, 2018 | 23:15 |
The Moon around September 15
More about this date
Saturday, September 15, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 9, 2018 to the new moon of October 9, 2018, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2018, or the whole moon calendar 2018.
- The same date one year apart: 2017 · 2019.
- 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.