Lunar Calendar Month September 2024 (United States)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Washington, District of Columbia, United States during September 2024.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phases	Dates	Time
new moon	2024-09-02	21:55
1st quarter	2024-09-11	02:05
full moon	2024-09-17	22:34
3rd quarter	2024-09-24	14:50

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during September 2024.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Apogee	2024-09-05	10:56	406,214 km
Perigee	2024-09-18	09:28	357,283 km

Eclipses in September 2024

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during September 2024. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of United States.

Type	Dates	Saros	Notes
lunar eclipse	2024-09-17	118

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical Objects	Date and Time
Venus	2024-09-05 06:13
Spica	2024-09-06 12:22
Antares	2024-09-10 08:29
Saturn	2024-09-17 06:14
Pleiades	2024-09-22 06:16
Pollux	2024-09-26 06:25
Beehive	2024-09-27 07:08

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 30 days of September 2024.

September 2024
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 35	26 Monday	27 Tuesday	28 Wednesday	29 Thursday	30 Friday	31 Saturday	1Sunday 3.5% illuminated Age: 27.8
Week 36	2Monday 0.8% illuminated Age: 28.7	3Tuesday 0% illuminated Age: 0.1	4Wednesday 1.1% illuminated Age: 1	5Thursday 3.9% illuminated Age: 1.9	6Friday 8.4% illuminated Age: 2.8	7Saturday 14.4% illuminated Age: 3.7	8Sunday 21.6% illuminated Age: 4.5
Week 37	9Monday 30.1% illuminated Age: 5.5	10Tuesday 39.3% illuminated Age: 6.4	11Wednesday 49.3% illuminated Age: 7.3	12Thursday 59.5% illuminated Age: 8.3	13Friday 69.6% illuminated Age: 9.3	14Saturday 79.2% illuminated Age: 10.3	15Sunday 87.7% illuminated Age: 11.4
Week 38	16Monday 94.4% illuminated Age: 12.5	17Tuesday 98.6% illuminated Age: 13.7	18Wednesday 100% illuminated Age: 14.8	19Thursday 98.3% illuminated Age: 16	20Friday 93.6% illuminated Age: 17.2	21Saturday 86.5% illuminated Age: 18.3	22Sunday 77.5% illuminated Age: 19.4
Week 39	23Monday 67.3% illuminated Age: 20.5	24Tuesday 56.7% illuminated Age: 21.5	25Wednesday 46% illuminated Age: 22.5	26Thursday 35.9% illuminated Age: 23.5	27Friday 26.6% illuminated Age: 24.4	28Saturday 18.4% illuminated Age: 25.4	29Sunday 11.5% illuminated Age: 26.3
Week 40	30Monday 6.1% illuminated Age: 27.2	1 Tuesday	2 Wednesday	3 Thursday	4 Friday	5 Saturday	6 Sunday
	7 Monday	8 Tuesday	9 Wednesday	10 Thursday	11 Friday	12 Saturday	13 Sunday