MoonPhases

September 2026 · Wednesday · in 13 days

30 September 2026

Waning Gibbous

82% illuminated and waning, 19.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 30 September 2026: Waning Gibbous, 82% illuminated

Ephemeris for 30 September 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
82.5%
Lunar age
19.4 days
Elongation
229.4°
Distance
369,956 km
Distance (mi)
229,880 mi
Apparent size
32.3′
Constellation
Taurus
Libration lat
6.7° S
Libration lon
1.8° W

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
London19:4703:3412:1161.0°
New York20:4303:4111:3372.8°
Chicago20:3503:3811:3571.8°
Denver20:5503:5011:4074.1°
Los Angeles21:0903:4511:1780.1°
Mexico City21:2903:2610:1985.3°
São Paulo22:2402:4708:1442.2°
Berlin19:4503:3712:2059.8°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Last Quarter3 October 202613:25in 3 days
New Moon10 October 202615:50in 10 days
First Quarter18 October 202616:13in 18 days
Full Moon26 October 202604:12in 26 days