MoonPhases

September 2026 · Saturday · 12 days ago

5 September 2026

Waning Crescent

37% illuminated and waning, 23.8 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 5 September 2026: Waning Crescent, 37% illuminated

Ephemeris for 5 September 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
36.8%
Lunar age
23.8 days
Elongation
285.6°
Distance
368,931 km
Distance (mi)
229,243 mi
Apparent size
32.4′
Constellation
Gemini
Libration lat
5.9° S
Libration lon
0.5° 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
London23:3807:4116:5166.2°
New York00:48 +107:5015:5777.1°
Chicago00:41 +107:4715:5975.9°
Denver01:02 +107:5916:0278.1°
Los Angeles00:1107:5515:3683.8°
Mexico City00:3407:3514:3581.3°
São Paulo01:3706:5612:1537.6°
Berlin23:3307:4517:0265.2°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
New Moon11 September 202603:27in 6 days
First Quarter18 September 202620:44in 13 days
Full Moon26 September 202616:49in 21 days
Last Quarter3 October 202613:25in 28 days