September 4, 2025 Current Southern Hemisphere/Tomorrow’s Northern Hemisphere Moon Phase

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Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for today is the Waxing Gibbous phase.

The Moon phase for today is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This is the phase where the moon is more than 50% illuminated but has not yet reached 100% illumination (which would be a Full Moon).

In the Northern Hemisphere, the right side will be illuminated, and in the Southern hemisphere it’ll be the left side that is illuminated.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Gibbous

Moon age: 11.4 days

Moon illumination: 81.5%

Moon tilt: 111.944°

Moon angle: 0.51

Moon distance: 389,553.78 km

Moon sign: Capricorn

Source: MoonGiant.com

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon.

During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on September 4 has an illumination of 89%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On September 4 the Moon is 11.52 days old.

Phase Details