Waxing · 26.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 28°
Moon age
5.4days
Moon phase on September 20, 2023Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 26.3% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
26.3%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
387,744 km240,933 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (29°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 20, 2023 is on Friday, September 29, 2023 at 09:58 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 15, 2023 at 01:40 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, September 15, 2023 | 01:40 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, September 22, 2023 | 19:32 |
The Moon around September 20
More about this date
Wednesday, September 20, 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.