The figures
At 23:48 UTC on Sunday, September 3, 2028 the Moon reaches 11°59' Pisces with the Sun opposite at 11°59' Virgo. It is 406,160 km away, 21,760 km beyond the 384,400 km average, which puts it at the micromoon end of the range with a correspondingly small disc. The degree, 11°59' Pisces, places it in the second decan of Pisces, on the axis that runs across to Virgo. It is the 17th of the 25 lunations dated for 2028, and the cycle it belongs to is set out in what a lunation is.
Exact time where you are
That instant — 23:48 UTC on September 3, 2028 — 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 | 19:48 | 3 September |
| Los Angeles | 16:48 | 3 September |
| London | 00:48 the next day | 4 September |
| Delhi | 05:18 the next day | 4 September |
| Sydney | 09:48 the next day | 4 September |
| Istanbul | 02:48 the next day | 4 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 2028 it falls on September 3, 2028 at 11°59' Pisces. The older alternative is the Corn Moon. Those names follow the calendar month rather than the zodiac, which is why the 2028 one lands in Pisces at 11°59' 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 11°59' 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 11°59' 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 3, 2028 marks is a position rather than an event: 11°59' Pisces, in the second decan, with the Sun at 11°59' Virgo. The house it occupies in your own chart matters more than the sign name, and the table above gives that house for 11°59' Pisces, sign by sign.
Where this one sits in the cycle
The lunation before this one fell 14 days earlier and the next follows 15 days after September 3, 2028.
- Before it: the new moon of August 20, 2028
- After it: the new moon of September 18, 2028
- The last full moon in Pisces: September 15, 2027
Questions people ask about this
What time is the full moon on September 3, 2028?
23:48 UTC on September 3, 2028; the table above converts that single instant to six local clocks.
What sign is this full moon in?
11°59' Pisces — the second decan. The chart reading for September 3, 2028 works from that degree rather than from the sign name on its own.
Is this a supermoon?
No: 406,160 km, which is 21,760 km off the average and not near enough to perigee to qualify.
Does a full moon cause anything?
No. On September 3, 2028 the Moon simply reaches 11°59' Pisces; what the chart gives is a position and a house, not an event.