MoonPhases

September 2025 · Tuesday · 12 months ago

30 September 2025

First Quarter

55% illuminated and waxing, 8.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 30 September 2025: First Quarter, 55% illuminated

Ephemeris for 30 September 2025 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
First Quarter
Illumination
55.1%
Lunar age
8.7 days
Elongation
95.7°
Distance
395,825 km
Distance (mi)
245,954 mi
Apparent size
30.2′
Constellation
Capricorn
Libration lat
6.2° N
Libration lon
5.8° W

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London16:1119:3623:0610.7°
New York15:1719:4200:12 +122.0°
Chicago15:1819:3900:04 +120.9°
Denver15:2119:5100:25 +123.2°
Los Angeles14:5619:4600:40 +129.0°
Mexico City13:5719:2700:0243.6°
São Paulo11:4218:4901:0486.8°
Berlin16:2319:4023:029.6°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Full Moon7 October 202503:48in 7 days
Last Quarter13 October 202518:13in 13 days
New Moon21 October 202512:25in 21 days
First Quarter29 October 202516:21in 29 days