Moon tonight / September 2027

Full Moon September 2027: Harvest Moon

Q: When is the full moon in September 2027?

The September 2027 full moon is on September 15 at 7:03 PM EDT, which is 4:03 PM PDT on September 15 on the West Coast. The table shows the time in every US zone.

Q: What is the September full moon called?

It is the Harvest Moon this year. The September full moon is the Corn Moon because corn was ready to harvest at this time. When it falls closest to the September equinox it is called the Harvest Moon instead. The Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the September equinox.

Q: What time does the September full moon rise?

The full moon rises near sunset. The table gives moonrise that evening for New York, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Anchorage and Honolulu, each on its own clock, with the compass direction it appears in.

Q: Is the September 2027 full moon a supermoon?

Not by this page’s rule. It is about 399,357 km away at the full moon, and a supermoon here means a full moon closer than 360,000 km.

Q: Is the September 2027 full moon a Blue Moon?

No. A Blue Moon is the second full moon in a calendar month or the third of four in one season, and the moon does not turn blue.

Q: Why do full moon times differ by time zone?

The moon is full at one instant for everyone on Earth. Each zone writes that instant on its own clock, so it can land on a different date late in the evening.

The Harvest Moon is full on September 15 at 7:03 PM EDT. Here is the time in every US zone and moonrise that evening in six cities.

Photo: “Moon rise over the Green River and sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge”, Tom Koerner, USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain

The exact time

When the September full moon happens in each US time zone

The September 2027 full moon in each US time zone
Time zone	Date	Time
Eastern	September 15	7:03 PM EDT
Central	September 15	6:03 PM CDT
Mountain	September 15	5:03 PM MDT
Pacific	September 15	4:03 PM PDT
Alaska	September 15	3:03 PM AKDT
Hawaii	September 15	1:03 PM HST

Instants from the U.S. Naval Observatory’s table of moon phases.

Moonrise

Moonrise that evening in six cities

A full moon rises close to sunset. The compass direction is where to look on the horizon.

Moonrise on the evening of the September 2027 full moon in six cities
City	Evening of	Moonrise	Direction
New York	Sep 15	6:45 PM	east (E)
Chicago	Sep 15	6:40 PM	east (E)
Denver	Sep 15	6:51 PM	east (E)
Los Angeles	Sep 15	6:45 PM	east (E)
Anchorage	Sep 15	7:47 PM	east (E)
Honolulu	Sep 15	6:28 PM	east (E)

The name

Why it is called the Harvest Moon

The September full moon is the Corn Moon because corn was ready to harvest at this time. When it falls closest to the September equinox it is called the Harvest Moon instead.

The Harvest Moon is the full moon that occurs closest to the September equinox. Most years it falls in September, and about every three years it falls in October.

These names come from Native American, Colonial American and European traditions, and nations named the moons by their own seasons, so no one name belongs to a single people. Names follow the Old Farmer's Almanac.