Waxing · 45.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 18°
First Quarter at
23:15UTC
Moon phase on September 16, 2018First Quarter
On Sunday, September 16, 2018, the Moon was a First Quarter: 45.6% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
45.6%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
397,495 km246,992 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (18°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 2018 is on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 02:53 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 18:02 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, September 9, 2018 | 18:02 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, September 16, 2018 | 23:15 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, September 25, 2018 | 02:53 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Sunday, September 16, 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.