Waxing · 43.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 23°
Moon age
6.0days
Moon phase on September 23, 2020Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 43.8% of its visible face lit, 6.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
43.8%Illumination at noon UTC
6.0 dMoon age
375,508 km233,330 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (24°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 23, 2020 is on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 21:05 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 11:00 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, September 17, 2020 | 11:00 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, September 24, 2020 | 01:55 |
The Moon around September 23
More about this date
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 17, 2020 to the new moon of October 16, 2020, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2020, or the whole moon calendar 2020.
- The same date one year apart: 2019 · 2021.
- 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.