September 2026 Moon Phase Calendar

Updated · Daily moon data sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (UTC shown where relevant)

The daily phase and illumination below are sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Principal phases are exact astronomical instants. Moonrise is for New York City and may occur on a different local date elsewhere.

Sol 2027 Moon Phase Calendar — 13-month

Gregorian dates: June 18, 2027 – July 15, 2027.

Switching keeps the reference date, June 18, 2027. Weekday headings follow the fixed calendar, not Gregorian weekdays. Each month has four complete weeks; Sol sits between June and July. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.

Sol 2027 — International Fixed Calendar, Eastern Time. Gregorian date shown below each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Full Moon, 99.9% illuminated99.9%June 18 Full Moon 8:44 p.m. EDT Full Moon, 99.1% illuminated99.1%June 19 Full Moon, 96.5% illuminated96.5%June 20 Waning Gibbous, 92.2% illuminated92.2%June 21 Waning Gibbous, 86.4% illuminated86.4%June 22 Waning Gibbous, 79.3% illuminated79.3%June 23 Waning Gibbous, 71.1% illuminated71.1%June 24
Last Quarter, 62% illuminated62%June 25 Last Quarter, 52.2% illuminated52.2%June 26 Last Quarter, 42.1% illuminated42.1%June 27 Last Quarter 12:54 a.m. EDT Waning Crescent, 31.9% illuminated31.9%June 28 Waning Crescent, 22.3% illuminated22.3%June 29 Waning Crescent, 13.7% illuminated13.7%June 30 Waning Crescent, 6.7% illuminated6.7%July 1
New Moon, 2% illuminated2%July 2 New Moon, 0.1% illuminated0.1%July 3 New Moon 11:01 p.m. EDT New Moon, 1.2% illuminated1.2%July 4 Waxing Crescent, 5.3% illuminated5.3%July 5 Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated12%July 6 Waxing Crescent, 20.8% illuminated20.8%July 7 Waxing Crescent, 30.9% illuminated30.9%July 8
First Quarter, 41.7% illuminated41.7%July 9 First Quarter, 52.5% illuminated52.5%July 10 First Quarter 2:38 p.m. EDT First Quarter, 62.9% illuminated62.9%July 11 Waxing Gibbous, 72.5% illuminated72.5%July 12 Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated81%July 13 Waxing Gibbous, 88.1% illuminated88.1%July 14 Waxing Gibbous, 93.6% illuminated93.6%July 15

Daily phase names group the cycle into eight broad phase sectors, using progress between exact astronomical events. They describe the 8 p.m. Eastern sample, not the instant of a new moon, quarter moon, or full moon. The tables list those exact principal-phase instants separately.

September 2026 Moon Phases — Exact Times

Principal lunar phases in September 2026, with Eastern and UTC civil dates
PhaseDateTime (ET)Time (UTC)13 month date
Last Quarter3:51 a.m. EDT
7:51 a.m. UTC
August 23, 2026
New Moon11:26 p.m. EDT
3:26 a.m. UTC
September 1, 2026
First Quarter4:43 p.m. EDT
8:43 p.m. UTC
September 9, 2026
Full Moon12:48 p.m. EDT
4:48 p.m. UTC
September 17, 2026

Daily Moon Phase, Illumination, and Moonrise

Daily lunar conditions in September 2026; phase and illumination sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
DatePhase at 8 p.m. ETIlluminationNYC moonrise (ET / UTC)13 month date
Waning Gibbous, 75.3% illuminatedWaning Gibbous75.3%, 9:28 p.m. EDT
, 1:28 a.m. UTC
August 20, 2026
Last Quarter, 65% illuminatedLast Quarter65%, 10:03 p.m. EDT
, 2:03 a.m. UTC
August 21, 2026
Last Quarter, 53.9% illuminatedLast Quarter53.9%, 10:49 p.m. EDT
, 2:49 a.m. UTC
August 22, 2026
Last Quarter, 42.4% illuminatedLast Quarter42.4%, 11:45 p.m. EDT
, 3:45 a.m. UTC
August 23, 2026
Last Quarter, 31.3% illuminatedLast Quarter31.3%No moonrise on this Eastern calendar dateAugust 24, 2026
Waning Crescent, 21.1% illuminatedWaning Crescent21.1%, 12:52 a.m. EDT
, 4:52 a.m. UTC
August 25, 2026
Waning Crescent, 12.4% illuminatedWaning Crescent12.4%, 2:07 a.m. EDT
, 6:07 a.m. UTC
August 26, 2026
Waning Crescent, 5.8% illuminatedWaning Crescent5.8%, 3:24 a.m. EDT
, 7:24 a.m. UTC
August 27, 2026
New Moon, 1.7% illuminatedNew Moon1.7%, 4:40 a.m. EDT
, 8:40 a.m. UTC
August 28, 2026
New Moon, 0% illuminatedNew Moon0%, 5:53 a.m. EDT
, 9:53 a.m. UTC
September 1, 2026
New Moon, 0.9% illuminatedNew Moon0.9%, 7:04 a.m. EDT
, 11:04 a.m. UTC
September 2, 2026
New Moon, 4.1% illuminatedNew Moon4.1%, 8:13 a.m. EDT
, 12:13 p.m. UTC
September 3, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 9.3% illuminatedWaxing Crescent9.3%, 9:21 a.m. EDT
, 1:21 p.m. UTC
September 4, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 16% illuminatedWaxing Crescent16%, 10:28 a.m. EDT
, 2:28 p.m. UTC
September 5, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 24% illuminatedWaxing Crescent24%, 11:35 a.m. EDT
, 3:35 p.m. UTC
September 6, 2026
First Quarter, 32.7% illuminatedFirst Quarter32.7%, 12:39 p.m. EDT
, 4:39 p.m. UTC
September 7, 2026
First Quarter, 42% illuminatedFirst Quarter42%, 1:40 p.m. EDT
, 5:40 p.m. UTC
September 8, 2026
First Quarter, 51.4% illuminatedFirst Quarter51.4%, 2:35 p.m. EDT
, 6:35 p.m. UTC
September 9, 2026
First Quarter, 60.8% illuminatedFirst Quarter60.8%, 3:23 p.m. EDT
, 7:23 p.m. UTC
September 10, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 69.9% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous69.9%, 4:03 p.m. EDT
, 8:03 p.m. UTC
September 11, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 78.3% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous78.3%, 4:37 p.m. EDT
, 8:37 p.m. UTC
September 12, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 85.8% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous85.8%, 5:05 p.m. EDT
, 9:05 p.m. UTC
September 13, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 92.1% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous92.1%, 5:30 p.m. EDT
, 9:30 p.m. UTC
September 14, 2026
Full Moon, 96.7% illuminatedFull Moon96.7%, 5:53 p.m. EDT
, 9:53 p.m. UTC
September 15, 2026
Full Moon, 99.4% illuminatedFull Moon99.4%, 6:15 p.m. EDT
, 10:15 p.m. UTC
September 16, 2026
Full Moon, 99.8% illuminatedFull Moon99.8%, 6:37 p.m. EDT
, 10:37 p.m. UTC
September 17, 2026
Full Moon, 97.8% illuminatedFull Moon97.8%, 7:02 p.m. EDT
, 11:02 p.m. UTC
September 18, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 93.4% illuminatedWaning Gibbous93.4%, 7:30 p.m. EDT
, 11:30 p.m. UTC
September 19, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 86.6% illuminatedWaning Gibbous86.6%, 8:04 p.m. EDT
, 12:04 a.m. UTC
September 20, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 77.9% illuminatedWaning Gibbous77.9%, 8:47 p.m. EDT
, 12:47 a.m. UTC
September 21, 2026

“No moonrise” means no rise occurs during that midnight-to-midnight Eastern calendar date at the New York City observer location; it does not mean the moon never rises.