MoonPhases

September 2025 · Thursday · 12 months ago

18 September 2025

Waning Crescent

11% illuminated and waning, 26.2 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 18 September 2025: Waning Crescent, 11% illuminated

Ephemeris for 18 September 2025 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
11.2%
Lunar age
26.2 days
Elongation
321.0°
Distance
386,011 km
Distance (mi)
239,856 mi
Apparent size
30.9′
Constellation
Leo
Libration lat
3.5° S
Libration lon
5.9° 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
London02:1710:2518:1256.9°
New York03:0610:3117:4266.8°
Chicago03:0010:2717:4065.4°
Denver03:1910:3917:4667.3°
Los Angeles03:2710:3317:3072.9°
Mexico City03:3410:1416:5088.1°
São Paulo04:0209:3715:1747.5°
Berlin02:1510:2918:2156.1°

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 3 days
First Quarter29 September 202523:54in 11 days
Full Moon7 October 202503:48in 19 days
Last Quarter13 October 202518:13in 25 days