MoonPhases

September 2026 · Wednesday · 15 days ago

2 September 2026

Waning Gibbous

70% illuminated and waning, 20.8 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 2 September 2026: Waning Gibbous, 70% illuminated

Ephemeris for 2 September 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
70.3%
Lunar age
20.8 days
Elongation
246.1°
Distance
373,977 km
Distance (mi)
232,378 mi
Apparent size
31.9′
Constellation
Taurus
Libration lat
6.6° S
Libration lon
3.5° 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
London21:1204:4413:0058.0°
New York22:0004:5012:2969.9°
Chicago21:5204:4712:3068.9°
Denver22:1004:5912:3671.3°
Los Angeles22:2304:5412:1677.3°
Mexico City22:3904:3511:2388.1°
São Paulo23:2603:5709:2845.2°
Berlin21:1204:4813:0756.8°

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 2 days
New Moon11 September 202603:27in 9 days
First Quarter18 September 202620:44in 16 days
Full Moon26 September 202616:49in 24 days