The Moon Today
Tonight is a dark night for stargazing: no Moon in the sky for most of the darkness.
Dates and Times of the Phases
- Last Quarter Monday, September 6 2:46 PM
- New Moon Tuesday, September 14 10:09 AM
- First Quarter Wednesday, September 22 1:32 PM
- Full Moon Wednesday, September 29 8:06 AM Harvest MoonSupermoon
Also in September
- Ramadan begins Wednesday, September 15 Islamic; expected, may be a day later where the crescent must be seen
- Rosh Hashanah Thursday, September 16 Jewish; begins at sundown the evening before
- Yom Kippur Saturday, September 25 Jewish; begins at sundown the evening before
- Mid-Autumn Festival Tuesday, September 28 Chinese calendar
- Sukkot Thursday, September 30 Jewish; begins at sundown the evening before
Dark nights for stargazing in Columbus, with no Moon in the sky for most of the darkness: September 11–20.
Times are in Columbus time (America/New York), and moonrise and moonset are for Columbus. Each day's Moon is turned as it is in the sky of Columbus when it is highest that night (near the New Moon, that day).
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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29 Sunday
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30 Monday
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31 Tuesday
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1 Wednesday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 97% ↓
Age: 16 days
Rise: 8:24 PM
Set: 7:28 AM
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2 Thursday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 91% ↓
Age: 17 days
Rise: 8:53 PM
Set: 8:45 AM
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3 Friday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 83% ↓
Age: 18 days
Rise: 9:23 PM
Set: 10:00 AM
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4 Saturday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 73% ↓
Age: 19 days
Rise: 9:56 PM
Set: 11:14 AM
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5 Sunday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 62% ↓
Age: 20 days
Rise: 10:32 PM
Set: 12:27 PM
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6 Monday
Last Quarter
2:46 PM
Visible: 51% ↓
Age: 22 days
Rise: 11:14 PM
Set: 1:37 PM
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7 Tuesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 41% ↓
Age: 23 days
Rise: –
Set: 2:43 PM
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8 Wednesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 31% ↓
Age: 24 days
Rise: 12:02 AM
Set: 3:42 PM
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9 Thursday
Waning crescent
Visible: 22% ↓
Age: 24 days
Rise: 12:56 AM
Set: 4:32 PM
|
10 Friday
Waning crescent
Visible: 14% ↓
Age: 25 days
Rise: 1:55 AM
Set: 5:15 PM
|
11 Saturday
Waning crescent
Visible: 8% ↓
Age: 26 days
Rise: 2:56 AM
Set: 5:51 PM
Dark night
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12 Sunday
Waning crescent
Visible: 3% ↓
Age: 27 days
Rise: 3:58 AM
Set: 6:21 PM
Dark night
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13 Monday
Waning crescent
Visible: 1% ↓
Age: 28 days
Rise: 4:59 AM
Set: 6:47 PM
Dark night
|
14 Tuesday
New Moon
10:09 AM
Visible: 0% ↑
Age: 0 days
Rise: 5:59 AM
Set: 7:11 PM
Dark night
|
15 Wednesday
Waxing crescent
Ramadan begins
Visible: 1% ↑
Age: 0 days
Rise: 6:58 AM
Set: 7:33 PM
Dark night
|
16 Thursday
Waxing crescent
Rosh Hashanah
Visible: 4% ↑
Age: 1 day
Rise: 7:56 AM
Set: 7:55 PM
Dark night
|
17 Friday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 8% ↑
Age: 2 days
Rise: 8:54 AM
Set: 8:18 PM
Dark night
|
18 Saturday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 14% ↑
Age: 3 days
Rise: 9:53 AM
Set: 8:43 PM
Dark night
|
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19 Sunday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 22% ↑
Age: 4 days
Rise: 10:53 AM
Set: 9:11 PM
Dark night
|
20 Monday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 30% ↑
Age: 5 days
Rise: 11:55 AM
Set: 9:43 PM
Dark night
|
21 Tuesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 39% ↑
Age: 6 days
Rise: 12:57 PM
Set: 10:23 PM
|
22 Wednesday
First Quarter
1:32 PM
Visible: 50% ↑
Age: 7 days
Rise: 1:58 PM
Set: 11:11 PM
|
23 Thursday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 60% ↑
Age: 8 days
Rise: 2:56 PM
Set: –
|
24 Friday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 70% ↑
Age: 9 days
Rise: 3:49 PM
Set: 12:08 AM
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25 Saturday
Waxing gibbous
Yom Kippur
Visible: 80% ↑
Age: 10 days
Rise: 4:34 PM
Set: 1:14 AM
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26 Sunday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 88% ↑
Age: 11 days
Rise: 5:14 PM
Set: 2:26 AM
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27 Monday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 95% ↑
Age: 12 days
Rise: 5:49 PM
Set: 3:42 AM
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28 Tuesday
Waxing gibbous
Mid-Autumn Festival
Visible: 99% ↑
Age: 13 days
Rise: 6:20 PM
Set: 4:59 AM
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29 Wednesday
Full Moon
8:06 AM
Harvest Moon Supermoon
Visible: 100%
Age: 14 days
Rise: 6:50 PM
Set: 6:17 AM
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30 Thursday
Waning gibbous
Sukkot
Visible: 98% ↓
Age: 16 days
Rise: 7:20 PM
Set: 7:34 AM
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1 Friday
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2 Saturday
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