Daily phases · UK local time

September 2028 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout September 2028, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during September 2028

At 12:00 local time on 1 September, the Moon is a waxing gibbous at 94% illumination and is waxing. By 30 September, it is a waxing gibbous at 91% 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 2028

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for September 2028; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1Waxing Gibbous94%Age 12.0 dSelected date	2Full Moon98%Age 13.0 d	3Full Moon100%Age 14.0 d
4Full Moon100%Age 15.0 d	5Full Moon98%Age 16.0 d	6Waning Gibbous94%Age 17.0 d	7Waning Gibbous89%Age 18.0 d	8Waning Gibbous83%Age 19.0 d	9Waning Gibbous75%Age 20.0 d	10Last Quarter66%Age 21.0 d
11Last Quarter56%Age 22.0 d	12Last Quarter46%Age 23.0 d	13Last Quarter35%Age 24.0 d	14Waning Crescent25%Age 25.0 d	15Waning Crescent16%Age 26.0 d	16Waning Crescent8%Age 27.0 d	17New Moon3%Age 28.0 d
18New Moon0%Age 29.0 d	19New Moon1%Age 0.7 d	20Waxing Crescent5%Age 1.7 d	21Waxing Crescent11%Age 2.7 d	22Waxing Crescent19%Age 3.7 d	23Waxing Crescent29%Age 4.7 d	24First Quarter39%Age 5.7 d
25First Quarter49%Age 6.7 d	26First Quarter59%Age 7.7 d	27First Quarter69%Age 8.7 d	28Waxing Gibbous77%Age 9.7 d	29Waxing Gibbous85%Age 10.7 d	30Waxing Gibbous91%Age 11.7 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	Waxing Gibbous	94%	12.0 days	18:38	03:23
2	Full Moon	98%	13.0 days	18:54	04:34
3	Full Moon	100%	14.0 days	19:08	05:43
4	Full Moon	100%	15.0 days	19:21	06:51
5	Full Moon	98%	16.0 days	19:34	07:59
6	Waning Gibbous	94%	17.0 days	19:48	09:07
7	Waning Gibbous	89%	18.0 days	20:05	10:16
8	Waning Gibbous	83%	19.0 days	20:25	11:27
9	Waning Gibbous	75%	20.0 days	20:51	12:37
10	Last Quarter	66%	21.0 days	21:26	13:47
11	Last Quarter	56%	22.0 days	22:13	14:51
12	Last Quarter	46%	23.0 days	23:13	15:46
13	Last Quarter	35%	24.0 days	—	16:31
14	Waning Crescent	25%	25.0 days	00:27	17:05
15	Waning Crescent	16%	26.0 days	01:50	17:32
16	Waning Crescent	8%	27.0 days	03:17	17:54
17	New Moon	3%	28.0 days	04:46	18:13
18	New Moon	0%	29.0 days	06:15	18:31
19	New Moon	1%	0.7 days	07:45	18:50
20	Waxing Crescent	5%	1.7 days	09:15	19:11
21	Waxing Crescent	11%	2.7 days	10:44	19:37
22	Waxing Crescent	19%	3.7 days	12:10	20:11
23	Waxing Crescent	29%	4.7 days	13:27	20:54
24	First Quarter	39%	5.7 days	14:30	21:49
25	First Quarter	49%	6.7 days	15:20	22:53
26	First Quarter	59%	7.7 days	15:56	—
27	First Quarter	69%	8.7 days	16:23	00:03
28	Waxing Gibbous	77%	9.7 days	16:44	01:14
29	Waxing Gibbous	85%	10.7 days	17:01	02:25
30	Waxing Gibbous	91%	11.7 days	17:16	03:34

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in September 2028

Harvest Moon

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

Exact instant: 4 September 2028 at 00:48 BST
Brown lunation: 1307

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 2028-09-04, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	19:21	06:51
Cardiff	19:33	07:04
Belfast	19:44	07:14
Edinburgh	19:33	07:02
Lerwick	19:24	06:51

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.

19–25 9/2028

Sowing

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

1–3, 26–30 9/2028

Planting

Plant spring cabbage, hardy onions and prepared strawberry plants.

4–11 9/2028

Harvesting

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

12–18 9/2028

Pruning

Remove spent summer-fruiting raspberry canes and damaged growth.

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