MoonPhases

September 2026 · Thursday · 14 days ago

3 September 2026

Last Quarter

60% illuminated and waning, 21.8 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 3 September 2026: Last Quarter, 60% illuminated

Ephemeris for 3 September 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
59.5%
Lunar age
21.8 days
Elongation
259.1°
Distance
371,874 km
Distance (mi)
231,072 mi
Apparent size
32.1′
Constellation
Gemini
Libration lat
6.8° S
Libration lon
2.6° 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
London21:4505:3914:2662.4°
New York22:4505:4713:4474.1°
Chicago22:3605:4313:4673.0°
Denver22:5705:5613:5075.3°
Los Angeles23:1205:5113:2681.2°
Mexico City23:3405:3112:2784.1°
São Paulo00:32 +104:5310:1741.0°
Berlin21:4205:4314:3561.2°

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 202607:51tomorrow
New Moon11 September 202603:27in 8 days
First Quarter18 September 202620:44in 15 days
Full Moon26 September 202616:49in 23 days