Moon Phase Calendar
Track moon phases throughout the month for astronomy and planning
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Select Month
Current Moon Phase
🌒
Waxing Crescent
5% Illuminated
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Major Moon Phases in September 2026
🌗
Last Quarter
Sep 4, 2026
54% illuminated
🌑
New Moon
Sep 11, 2026
0% illuminated
🌓
First Quarter
Sep 18, 2026
42% illuminated
🌕
Full Moon
Sep 26, 2026
99% illuminated
Daily Moon Phases
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
🌖
84%
2
🌖
75%
3
🌖
65%
4
🌗
54%
5
🌗
42%
6
🌘
31%
7
🌘
21%
8
🌘
12%
9
🌘
6%
10
🌘
2%
11
🌑
0%
12
🌒
1%
13
🌒
4%
14
🌒
9%
15
🌒
16%
16
🌒
24%
17
🌒
33%
18
🌓
42%
19
🌓
51%
20
🌔
61%
21
🌔
70%
22
🌔
78%
23
🌔
86%
24
🌔
92%
25
🌔
97%
26
🌕
99%
27
🌕
100%
28
🌖
98%
29
🌖
93%
30
🌖
87%
🌙 About Moon Phases
The Moon goes through eight distinct phases as it orbits Earth every ~29.5 days. These phases are determined by the Moon's position relative to the Sun and Earth.
Major Phases:
- 🌑 New Moon: Moon is between Earth and Sun (0% illuminated)
- 🌓 First Quarter: Right half is illuminated (50%)
- 🌕 Full Moon: Earth is between Moon and Sun (100%)
- 🌗 Last Quarter: Left half is illuminated (50%)
Intermediate Phases:
- 🌒 Waxing Crescent: Thin crescent growing larger
- 🌔 Waxing Gibbous: More than half, approaching full
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous: Just past full, decreasing
- 🌘 Waning Crescent: Thin crescent getting smaller
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