Waxing · 46.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 25°
First Quarter at
19:32UTC
Moon phase on September 22, 2023First Quarter
On Friday, September 22, 2023, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.7% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.7%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
378,441 km235,153 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (25°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 22, 2023 is on Friday, September 29, 2023 at 09:58 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 15, 2023 at 01:40 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, September 15, 2023 | 01:40 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, September 22, 2023 | 19:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, September 29, 2023 | 09:58 |
The Moon around September 22
More about this date
Friday, September 22, 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.