The figures
At 02:34 UTC on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 the Moon reaches 25°41' Pisces with the Sun opposite at 25°41' Virgo. The Moon is 357,486 km away at that instant, 26,914 km inside the 384,400 km average, which is what makes this one a supermoon: the disc runs a few per cent wider and brighter than an ordinary full moon. The degree, 25°41' Pisces, places it in the third decan of Pisces, on the axis that runs across to Virgo. This one is also a partial lunar eclipse, so the Moon is within range of a node at 25°41' Pisces rather than merely opposite the Sun. It is the 18th of the 25 lunations dated for 2024, and the cycle it belongs to is set out in what a lunation is.
Exact time where you are
That instant — 02:34 UTC on September 18, 2024 — is one moment worldwide, and only the clock reading changes, with summer time applied wherever the local rule puts the date inside it.
| City | Local time | Local date |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 22:34 the day before | 17 September |
| Los Angeles | 19:34 the day before | 17 September |
| London | 03:34 | 18 September |
| Delhi | 08:04 | 18 September |
| Sydney | 12:34 | 18 September |
| Istanbul | 05:34 | 18 September |
Why it is called the Harvest Moon
The Harvest Moon is the traditional North American and European name for the full Moon of September, and in 2024 it falls on September 18, 2024 at 25°41' Pisces. The older alternative is the Corn Moon. Those names follow the calendar month rather than the zodiac, which is why the 2024 one lands in Pisces at 25°41' Pisces while other years put it elsewhere.
Which house it falls in for your sign
Counted from each sign as the first house, this full moon at 25°41' Pisces falls here:
| Sign | House | What that house covers |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 12th house | rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended |
| Taurus | 11th house | friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at |
| Gemini | 10th house | career, public standing and what you are known for |
| Cancer | 9th house | distance, study, belief, travel and the long view |
| Leo | 8th house | shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud |
| Virgo | 7th house | partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one |
| Libra | 6th house | work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life |
| Scorpio | 5th house | play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake |
| Sagittarius | 4th house | home, family, roots and private ground |
| Capricorn | 3rd house | conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information |
| Aquarius | 2nd house | money, possessions and what you consider yours |
| Pisces | 1st house | your own bearing, appearance and the first move |
A full moon in Pisces
Anything within a couple of degrees of 25°41' Pisces in a natal chart is contacted directly by this one, and so is anything near the same degree of Virgo, Gemini or Sagittarius, since those are the other three corners of the same cross.
What the full moon of September 18, 2024 marks is a position rather than an event: 25°41' Pisces, in the third decan, with the Sun at 25°41' Virgo. The house it occupies in your own chart matters more than the sign name, and the table above gives that house for 25°41' Pisces, sign by sign.
Where this one sits in the cycle
The lunation before this one fell 15 days earlier and the next follows 14 days after September 18, 2024.
- Before it: the new moon of September 3, 2024
- After it: the new moon of October 2, 2024
Questions people ask about this
What time is the full moon on September 18, 2024?
02:34 UTC on September 18, 2024; the table above converts that single instant to six local clocks.
What sign is this full moon in?
25°41' Pisces — the third decan. The chart reading for September 18, 2024 works from that degree rather than from the sign name on its own.
Is this a supermoon?
Yes: 357,486 km, 26,914 km inside the average distance.
Does a full moon cause anything?
No. On September 18, 2024 the Moon simply reaches 25°41' Pisces; what the chart gives is a position and a house, not an event.