MoonPhases

September 2026 · Saturday · 5 days ago

12 September 2026

Waxing Crescent

2% illuminated and waxing, 1.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 12 September 2026: Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated

Ephemeris for 12 September 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
2.3%
Lunar age
1.4 days
Elongation
17.0°
Distance
382,475 km
Distance (mi)
237,659 mi
Apparent size
31.2′
Constellation
Libra
Libration lat
4.2° N
Libration lon
5.4° 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
London08:0813:5619:2831.9°
New York08:1014:0019:4041.5°
Chicago08:0813:5619:3440.1°
Denver08:1914:0819:4741.9°
Los Angeles08:1014:0319:4747.4°
Mexico City07:4213:4419:4162.6°
São Paulo06:4813:0719:3372.8°
Berlin08:1114:0019:3231.1°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
First Quarter18 September 202620:44in 6 days
Full Moon26 September 202616:49in 14 days
Last Quarter3 October 202613:25in 21 days
New Moon10 October 202615:50in 28 days