MoonPhases

August 2026 · Sunday · 39 days ago

9 August 2026

Waning Crescent

14% illuminated and waning, 26.1 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 9 August 2026: Waning Crescent, 14% illuminated

Ephemeris for 9 August 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
14.4%
Lunar age
26.1 days
Elongation
315.7°
Distance
363,905 km
Distance (mi)
226,120 mi
Apparent size
32.8′
Constellation
Cancer
Libration lat
5.7° S
Libration lon
0.7° W

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
London00:4109:5218:5766.1°
New York01:5110:0018:0576.8°
Chicago01:4309:5718:0775.6°
Denver02:0510:1018:1077.7°
Los Angeles02:2210:0517:4583.4°
Mexico City02:4509:4616:4581.6°
São Paulo03:4709:0614:2637.8°
Berlin00:3609:5519:0965.1°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
New Moon12 August 202617:37in 3 days
First Quarter20 August 202602:46in 11 days
Full Moon28 August 202604:19in 19 days
Last Quarter4 September 202607:51in 26 days