MoonPhases

September 2025 · Tuesday · 1 year ago

16 September 2025

Waning Crescent

28% illuminated and waning, 24.2 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 16 September 2025: Waning Crescent, 28% illuminated

Ephemeris for 16 September 2025 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
27.9%
Lunar age
24.2 days
Elongation
296.4°
Distance
379,028 km
Distance (mi)
235,517 mi
Apparent size
31.5′
Constellation
Cancer
Libration lat
5.7° S
Libration lon
5.7° E

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London00:54 +108:3817:2764.9°
New York00:4308:4516:3875.3°
Chicago00:3508:4216:3874.0°
Denver00:5708:5416:4276.0°
Los Angeles01:1308:4916:1881.7°
Mexico City01:3308:3015:2383.3°
São Paulo02:3107:5113:1439.3°
Berlin00:50 +108:4217:3864.0°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
New Moon21 September 202519:54in 5 days
First Quarter29 September 202523:54in 13 days
Full Moon7 October 202503:48in 21 days
Last Quarter13 October 202518:13in 27 days