September’s Full Corn Moon shines brightly, and undergoes a total lunar eclipse visible from Australia, Asia, Africa, and Europe.
Saturn and Neptune sit close together all month. (Neptune will require optical aid to view.) In early September, the Full Moon joins them. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly
- A full moon, also known as the Corn Moon, will occur on September 7th, 2025, at 2:09 PM EDT.
- While typically September’s full moon is called the Harvest Moon, this title will belong to October’s full moon in 2025 due to its proximity to the autumnal equinox on September 22nd.
- A total lunar eclipse, visible from parts of Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia, will coincide with the full moon; partial eclipse visibility will extend to other regions, including parts of North America.
- The full moon will be observable in the morning before dawn and evening after sunset, and its trajectory will take it near Saturn and Neptune.
Full Moon occurs this morning 2:09 P.M. EDT. September’s Full Moon is also called the Corn Moon.
Often, September’s Full Moon carries a second name: the Harvest Moon. This name is given to the Full Moon that falls closest to the autumnal equinox, which is September 22 this year. However, this year October’s Full Moon falls slightly closer to the equinox, so next month it will be crowned 2025’s Harvest Moon.
Not to be outdone, however, today’s Full Moon will undergo a total lunar eclipse visible from regions of Africa, Europa, Asia, and Australia, although not from the contiguous U.S. All of Hawaii and parts of Alaska and will see varying degrees of a partial lunar eclipse. The total lunar eclipse will be visible from eastern Africa through western Australia, whereas regions outside these bounds will also still see a partial eclipse. You can visit timeanddate.com‘s page for the eclipse at https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2025-september-7 for more details on how much of the event your region will see.
Even with no eclipse, the bright Full Moon will be on show both early in the morning before dawn and in the evening sky after sunset. Spending most of the day in Aquarius, the Moon is approaching Saturn and Neptune, located near the Circlet of Pisces. Our satellite will pass north of the two planets tomorrow afternoon.
Sunrise: 6:34 A.M.
Sunset: 7:21 P.M.
Moonrise: 7:26 P.M.
Moonset: 6:17 A.M.
Moon Phase: Full
*Times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset are given in local time from 40° N 90° W. The Moon’s illumination is given at 12 P.M. local time from the same location.
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