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
- Full Moon Thursday, September 1 5:33 AM Corn MoonSupermoon
- Last Quarter Wednesday, September 7 10:53 PM
- New Moon Thursday, September 15 11:50 PM
- First Quarter Friday, September 23 10:35 PM
- Full Moon Friday, September 30 1:33 PM Harvest MoonBlue MoonSupermoon
Also in September
- Islamic New Year 1473 AH Saturday, September 17 Islamic; expected, may be a day later where the crescent must be seen
- Rosh Hashanah Saturday, September 17 Jewish; begins at sundown the evening before
- Yom Kippur Monday, September 26 Jewish; begins at sundown the evening before
- Mid-Autumn Festival Friday, September 30 Chinese calendar
Dark nights for stargazing in Columbus, with no Moon in the sky for most of the darkness: September 12–21.
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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28 Sunday
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29 Monday
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30 Tuesday
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31 Wednesday
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1 Thursday
Full Moon
5:33 AM
Corn Moon Supermoon
Visible: 100%
Age: 15 days
Rise: 8:01 PM
Set: 7:16 AM
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2 Friday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 98% ↓
Age: 16 days
Rise: 8:38 PM
Set: 8:31 AM
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3 Saturday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 92% ↓
Age: 17 days
Rise: 9:15 PM
Set: 9:45 AM
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4 Sunday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 85% ↓
Age: 18 days
Rise: 9:55 PM
Set: 10:57 AM
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5 Monday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 76% ↓
Age: 19 days
Rise: 10:38 PM
Set: 12:07 PM
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6 Tuesday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 65% ↓
Age: 20 days
Rise: 11:24 PM
Set: 1:12 PM
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7 Wednesday
Last Quarter
10:53 PM
Visible: 55% ↓
Age: 21 days
Rise: –
Set: 2:12 PM
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8 Thursday
Waning crescent
Visible: 44% ↓
Age: 22 days
Rise: 12:14 AM
Set: 3:06 PM
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9 Friday
Waning crescent
Visible: 34% ↓
Age: 23 days
Rise: 1:08 AM
Set: 3:54 PM
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10 Saturday
Waning crescent
Visible: 25% ↓
Age: 24 days
Rise: 2:03 AM
Set: 4:36 PM
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11 Sunday
Waning crescent
Visible: 17% ↓
Age: 25 days
Rise: 3:00 AM
Set: 5:13 PM
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12 Monday
Waning crescent
Visible: 11% ↓
Age: 26 days
Rise: 3:57 AM
Set: 5:46 PM
Dark night
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13 Tuesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 6% ↓
Age: 27 days
Rise: 4:53 AM
Set: 6:16 PM
Dark night
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14 Wednesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 2% ↓
Age: 28 days
Rise: 5:50 AM
Set: 6:44 PM
Dark night
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15 Thursday
New Moon
11:50 PM
Visible: 0% ↓
Age: 29 days
Rise: 6:46 AM
Set: 7:12 PM
Dark night
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16 Friday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 0% ↑
Age: 0 days
Rise: 7:42 AM
Set: 7:40 PM
Dark night
|
17 Saturday
Waxing crescent
Islamic New Year 1473 AH Rosh Hashanah
Visible: 2% ↑
Age: 1 day
Rise: 8:39 AM
Set: 8:08 PM
Dark night
|
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18 Sunday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 6% ↑
Age: 2 days
Rise: 9:36 AM
Set: 8:39 PM
Dark night
|
19 Monday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 11% ↑
Age: 3 days
Rise: 10:33 AM
Set: 9:13 PM
Dark night
|
20 Tuesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 18% ↑
Age: 4 days
Rise: 11:31 AM
Set: 9:51 PM
Dark night
|
21 Wednesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 26% ↑
Age: 5 days
Rise: 12:28 PM
Set: 10:34 PM
Dark night
|
22 Thursday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 35% ↑
Age: 5 days
Rise: 1:24 PM
Set: 11:23 PM
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23 Friday
First Quarter
10:35 PM
Visible: 45% ↑
Age: 6 days
Rise: 2:18 PM
Set: –
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24 Saturday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 56% ↑
Age: 7 days
Rise: 3:08 PM
Set: 12:19 AM
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25 Sunday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 67% ↑
Age: 9 days
Rise: 3:54 PM
Set: 1:21 AM
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26 Monday
Waxing gibbous
Yom Kippur
Visible: 77% ↑
Age: 10 days
Rise: 4:36 PM
Set: 2:27 AM
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27 Tuesday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 86% ↑
Age: 11 days
Rise: 5:15 PM
Set: 3:37 AM
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28 Wednesday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 94% ↑
Age: 12 days
Rise: 5:53 PM
Set: 4:49 AM
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29 Thursday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 98% ↑
Age: 13 days
Rise: 6:30 PM
Set: 6:03 AM
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30 Friday
Full Moon
1:33 PM
Harvest Moon Blue Moon Supermoon
Mid-Autumn Festival
Visible: 100%
Age: 14 days
Rise: 7:07 PM
Set: 7:17 AM
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1 Saturday
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