MoonPhases

September 2026 · Sunday · 4 days ago

13 September 2026

Waxing Crescent

6% illuminated and waxing, 2.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 13 September 2026: Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated

Ephemeris for 13 September 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
6.5%
Lunar age
2.4 days
Elongation
29.2°
Distance
387,210 km
Distance (mi)
240,601 mi
Apparent size
30.9′
Constellation
Libra
Libration lat
5.3° N
Libration lon
5.3° 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
London09:2714:4119:4125.8°
New York09:1814:4520:0435.5°
Chicago09:1714:4219:5734.1°
Denver09:2614:5320:1235.9°
Los Angeles09:1314:4820:1641.5°
Mexico City08:3614:2920:1856.6°
São Paulo07:2113:5220:2978.9°
Berlin09:3214:4519:4425.0°

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 5 days
Full Moon26 September 202616:49in 13 days
Last Quarter3 October 202613:25in 20 days
New Moon10 October 202615:50in 27 days