After Full Moon on September 3, the illuminated part wanes until New Moon on September 18.
Daily portraits show the Moon at local noon, with north at the top. Main phase times mark the exact moment.
Select a Moon to see it up close. NASA SVS · Moon Lab / NASA LRO
When to look
Look on the night of September 3 into September 4: the Moon rises at 7:00 PM EDT and sets at 7:02 AM EDT. The exact Full Moon is at 7:49 PM EDT that night. You don’t need to catch that minute: the Moon looks full all night.
September 3 → September 4 · New York
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Height above the horizon
Look toward the southeast. The Moon is climbing higher in the sky.
Moonrise: September 3, 7:00 PM EDT. Moonset: September 4, 7:02 AM EDT.
Sunset 7:24 PM EDT · Sunrise 6:26 AM EDT · Near the horizon, the Moon can look warmer in color.
Around September 11, the Moon appears half-lit. Its illuminated part then diminishes toward New Moon on September 18.
Around September 25, the Moon appears half-lit. It then grows brighter on its way to Full Moon on October 3.
| City | Phase local time | Moonrise | Moonset | Timezone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, US | September 3, 2028, at 7:49 PM EDT | 7:00 PM EDT | 6:03 AM EDT | America/New_York |
| Los Angeles, US | September 3, 2028, at 4:49 PM PDT | 6:58 PM PDT | 6:12 AM PDT | America/Los_Angeles |
| London, GB | September 4, 2028, at 12:49 AM BST | 7:21 PM BST | 6:51 AM BST | Europe/London |
| Toronto, CA | September 3, 2028, at 7:49 PM EDT | 7:24 PM EDT | 6:23 AM EDT | America/Toronto |
| Sydney, AU | September 4, 2028, at 9:49 AM AEST | 5:57 PM AEST | 5:52 AM AEST | Australia/Sydney |
| City | Phase local time | Moonrise | Moonset | Timezone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, US | September 18, 2028, at 2:25 PM EDT | 6:28 AM EDT | 6:37 PM EDT | America/New_York |
| Los Angeles, US | September 18, 2028, at 11:25 AM PDT | 6:33 AM PDT | 6:41 PM PDT | America/Los_Angeles |
| London, GB | September 18, 2028, at 7:25 PM BST | 6:15 AM BST | 6:31 PM BST | Europe/London |
| Toronto, CA | September 18, 2028, at 2:25 PM EDT | 6:51 AM EDT | 6:57 PM EDT | America/Toronto |
| Sydney, AU | September 19, 2028, at 4:25 AM AEST | 5:36 AM AEST | 6:28 PM AEST | Australia/Sydney |
No. The phase has an exact time, but the Moon’s shape changes gradually. Near a quarter, it looks half-lit for about a day on either side, and a crescent grows or shrinks only a little from one night to the next.
The Full Moon happens at one moment worldwide, but local clocks put it on different dates. For example, the Full Moon of September 3 in New York falls on September 4 in Sydney.
The Full Moon of September 3 is traditionally called the Corn Moon. This year the Harvest Moon, the Full Moon closest to the September equinox, falls in October. These names come from North American tradition and follow Northern Hemisphere seasons, so in the Southern Hemisphere they don’t match the season.
