MoonPhases

September 2026 · Tuesday · 9 days ago

8 September 2026

Waning Crescent

9% illuminated and waning, 26.8 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 8 September 2026: Waning Crescent, 9% illuminated

Ephemeris for 8 September 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
8.8%
Lunar age
26.8 days
Elongation
325.5°
Distance
369,414 km
Distance (mi)
229,543 mi
Apparent size
32.3′
Constellation
Leo
Libration lat
2.1° S
Libration lon
2.8° 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
London02:2910:4218:3357.4°
New York03:2110:4918:0367.3°
Chicago03:1510:4518:0165.9°
Denver03:3410:5718:0867.8°
Los Angeles03:4310:5217:5173.3°
Mexico City03:5110:3317:1088.5°
São Paulo04:2009:5515:3547.0°
Berlin02:2610:4618:4256.6°

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 3 days
First Quarter18 September 202620:44in 10 days
Full Moon26 September 202616:49in 18 days
Last Quarter3 October 202613:25in 25 days