September 2026 · Saturday · 12 days ago
5 September 2026
Waning Crescent
37% illuminated and waning, 23.8 days into the lunar cycle.
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
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 23:38 | 07:41 | 16:51 | 66.2° |
| New York | 00:48 +1 | 07:50 | 15:57 | 77.1° |
| Chicago | 00:41 +1 | 07:47 | 15:59 | 75.9° |
| Denver | 01:02 +1 | 07:59 | 16:02 | 78.1° |
| Los Angeles | 00:11 | 07:55 | 15:36 | 83.8° |
| Mexico City | 00:34 | 07:35 | 14:35 | 81.3° |
| São Paulo | 01:37 | 06:56 | 12:15 | 37.6° |
| Berlin | 23:33 | 07:45 | 17:02 | 65.2° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Moon | 11 September 2026 | 03:27 | in 6 days |
| First Quarter | 18 September 2026 | 20:44 | in 13 days |
| Full Moon | 26 September 2026 | 16:49 | in 21 days |
| Last Quarter | 3 October 2026 | 13:25 | in 28 days |