MoonPhases

September 2026 · Monday · 10 days ago

7 September 2026

Waning Crescent

17% illuminated and waning, 25.8 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 7 September 2026: Waning Crescent, 17% illuminated

Ephemeris for 7 September 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
16.5%
Lunar age
25.8 days
Elongation
312.2°
Distance
368,417 km
Distance (mi)
228,923 mi
Apparent size
32.4′
Constellation
Cancer
Libration lat
3.6° S
Libration lon
1.7° E

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
London01:0009:4518:1062.1°
New York02:0309:5317:3072.2°
Chicago01:5609:4917:3070.9°
Denver02:1710:0217:3472.8°
Los Angeles02:3109:5717:1478.4°
Mexico City02:4609:3716:2486.5°
São Paulo03:3208:5914:2942.2°
Berlin00:5609:4918:2061.2°

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 4 days
First Quarter18 September 202620:44in 11 days
Full Moon26 September 202616:49in 19 days
Last Quarter3 October 202613:25in 26 days