Moon phase on September 1, 2025

Waxing Gibbous, 70%
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
Monday, September 1, 2025 · at noon (Brasília)
Illumination: 70% Age: 9.4 days Cycle: 32%

On Monday, September 1, 2025 the Moon was in its waxing gibbous phase, with 70% of its disk illuminated and an age of 9.4 days since the last new moon. More than half of the disk is lit and the Moon already shows up in the afternoon. It stays visible most of the night, until the small hours.

Moon data for this date

Moon at noon Brasília time (UTC-3)
Phase🌔 Waxing Gibbous
Illumination70%
Moon age9.4 days
Day of the weekMonday
Last new moonAugust 23, 2025 at 03:06
Next full moonSeptember 7, 2025 at 15:08 (in 6.1 days)
Next new moonSeptember 21, 2025 at 16:54 (in 20.2 days)

The Moon on the surrounding days

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About the waxing gibbous

More than half of the disk is lit and the Moon already shows up in the afternoon. It stays visible most of the night, until the small hours. The phase name comes from the Moon's position in its 29.53-day cycle: on September 1, 2025 it had completed 32% of the cycle that began with the new moon on August 23, 2025.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Moon phase on September 1, 2025?

On September 1, 2025 the Moon was in its waxing gibbous phase, with 70% of the disk lit (calculated at noon Brasília time).

How old is the Moon on that date?

The age is the time since the last new moon: 9.4 days of an average 29.53-day cycle.

When is the next full moon after that date?

The next full moon after September 1, 2025 falls on September 7, 2025 at 15:08 Brasília time.

When is the next new moon after that date?

The next new moon after September 1, 2025 falls on September 21, 2025 at 16:54 Brasília time.

How is the Moon phase calculated?

With Jean Meeus's astronomical formulas for the instants of new, quarter and full moon. The age comes from the time since the last new moon and the illumination is (1 − cos(2π × cycle fraction)) / 2.

Is the phase the same everywhere in the world?

Yes, the phase and the illuminated percentage are the same across the planet at any given instant. Only the orientation changes: in the southern hemisphere a waxing Moon is lit on the left, in the northern one on the right.