MoonPhases

September 2026 · Tuesday · 16 days ago

1 September 2026

Waning Gibbous

80% illuminated and waning, 19.8 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 1 September 2026: Waning Gibbous, 80% illuminated

Ephemeris for 1 September 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
79.9%
Lunar age
19.8 days
Elongation
233.2°
Distance
376,427 km
Distance (mi)
233,901 mi
Apparent size
31.7′
Constellation
Taurus
Libration lat
6.0° S
Libration lon
4.2° 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
London20:5003:5311:3452.5°
New York21:2403:5811:1564.6°
Chicago21:1703:5511:1563.7°
Denver21:3304:0711:2366.1°
Los Angeles21:4204:0111:0672.1°
Mexico City21:5103:4210:2186.7°
São Paulo22:2103:0508:4650.5°
Berlin20:5103:5711:4051.2°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Last Quarter4 September 202607:51in 3 days
New Moon11 September 202603:27in 10 days
First Quarter18 September 202620:44in 17 days
Full Moon26 September 202616:49in 25 days