Daily phases · UK local time

September 2027 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout September 2027, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during September 2027

At 12:00 local time on 1 September, the Moon is a new moon at 1% illumination and is waxing. By 30 September, it is a new moon at 0% illumination and is waxing.

This civil month contains 4 exact principal phase events. Daily values represent the Moon at local noon; event rows below retain their precise astronomical times.

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September 2027

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for September 2027; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1New Moon1%Age 0.7 dSelected date	2Waxing Crescent4%Age 1.7 d	3Waxing Crescent10%Age 2.7 d	4Waxing Crescent18%Age 3.7 d	5Waxing Crescent27%Age 4.7 d
6First Quarter37%Age 5.7 d	7First Quarter47%Age 6.7 d	8First Quarter57%Age 7.7 d	9First Quarter66%Age 8.7 d	10Waxing Gibbous75%Age 9.7 d	11Waxing Gibbous83%Age 10.7 d	12Waxing Gibbous89%Age 11.7 d
13Waxing Gibbous94%Age 12.7 d	14Full Moon98%Age 13.7 d	15Full Moon100%Age 14.7 d	16Full Moon100%Age 15.7 d	17Full Moon98%Age 16.7 d	18Waning Gibbous94%Age 17.7 d	19Waning Gibbous88%Age 18.7 d
20Waning Gibbous80%Age 19.7 d	21Waning Gibbous71%Age 20.7 d	22Last Quarter61%Age 21.7 d	23Last Quarter50%Age 22.7 d	24Last Quarter39%Age 23.7 d	25Waning Crescent28%Age 24.7 d	26Waning Crescent18%Age 25.7 d
27Waning Crescent10%Age 26.7 d	28Waning Crescent4%Age 27.7 d	29New Moon1%Age 28.7 d	30New Moon0%Age 0.3 d

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Day-by-day detail · London horizon

Phase, illumination, lunar age, rise and set

Phase, illumination and age are calculated at 12:00 Europe/London. Moonrise and moonset use a central London observer; a dash means no matching horizon crossing occurs during that civil date.

Daily values at 12:00 UK local time; rise and set for London
Date	Phase	Illumination	Lunar age	Moonrise	Moonset
1	New Moon	1%	0.7 days	07:09	19:44
2	Waxing Crescent	4%	1.7 days	08:37	19:59
3	Waxing Crescent	10%	2.7 days	10:03	20:15
4	Waxing Crescent	18%	3.7 days	11:27	20:34
5	Waxing Crescent	27%	4.7 days	12:50	20:58
6	First Quarter	37%	5.7 days	14:07	21:30
7	First Quarter	47%	6.7 days	15:15	22:12
8	First Quarter	57%	7.7 days	16:11	23:05
9	First Quarter	66%	8.7 days	16:54	—
10	Waxing Gibbous	75%	9.7 days	17:25	00:07
11	Waxing Gibbous	83%	10.7 days	17:49	01:16
12	Waxing Gibbous	89%	11.7 days	18:07	02:27
13	Waxing Gibbous	94%	12.7 days	18:21	03:39
14	Full Moon	98%	13.7 days	18:34	04:50
15	Full Moon	100%	14.7 days	18:46	06:00
16	Full Moon	100%	15.7 days	18:58	07:11
17	Full Moon	98%	16.7 days	19:11	08:23
18	Waning Gibbous	94%	17.7 days	19:26	09:38
19	Waning Gibbous	88%	18.7 days	19:46	10:55
20	Waning Gibbous	80%	19.7 days	20:12	12:14
21	Waning Gibbous	71%	20.7 days	20:49	13:31
22	Last Quarter	61%	21.7 days	21:41	14:41
23	Last Quarter	50%	22.7 days	22:50	15:37
24	Last Quarter	39%	23.7 days	—	16:20
25	Waning Crescent	28%	24.7 days	00:11	16:51
26	Waning Crescent	18%	25.7 days	01:39	17:14
27	Waning Crescent	10%	26.7 days	03:09	17:32
28	Waning Crescent	4%	27.7 days	04:38	17:48
29	New Moon	1%	28.7 days	06:05	18:03
30	New Moon	0%	0.3 days	07:31	18:19

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in September 2027

Harvest Moon

The full Moon nearest the September equinox; it can fall in September or October.

Exact instant: 16 September 2027 at 00:04 BST
Brown lunation: 1295

Read the Harvest Moon guide

How rise and set vary across the UK

On the date of the first full Moon, longitude and latitude shift the horizon times. These representative cities all use Europe/London civil time.

Moonrise and moonset on 2027-09-16, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	18:58	07:11
Cardiff	19:10	07:24
Belfast	19:18	07:37
Edinburgh	19:06	07:26
Lerwick	18:53	07:19

Traditional lunar rhythm · practical UK season

Garden windows for this month

Autumn harvests and the first overwintering crops. Use local soil, weather and frost conditions to decide whether each task is timely in your garden.

1–7, 30 9/2027

Sowing

Sow hardy salads, spinach and green manures while soil remains warm.

8–15 9/2027

Planting

Plant spring cabbage, hardy onions and prepared strawberry plants.

16–22 9/2027

Harvesting

Gather apples, pears, beans, squash and remaining outdoor tomatoes as they ripen.

23–29 9/2027

Pruning

Remove spent summer-fruiting raspberry canes and damaged growth.

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