Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 27°
New Moon at
01:40UTC
Moon phase on September 15, 2023New Moon
On Friday, September 15, 2023, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 0.4 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
0.4 dMoon age
403,436 km250,684 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (27°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 15, 2023 is on Friday, September 29, 2023 at 09:58 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 15, 2023 at 01:40 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, September 6, 2023 | 22:21 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, September 15, 2023 | 01:40 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, September 22, 2023 | 19:32 |
The Moon around September 15
More about this date
Friday, September 15, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 15, 2023 to the new moon of October 14, 2023, a cycle of 29.68 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
- 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.