Moon Phases Calendar September 2026

Interactive moon phases tool

Ready to explore other moon phases? This tool shows the current moon phase and allows you to shift the phases and see how the moon is illuminated at each phase.

Credit: NASA

«September 2026»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
right
Tuesday, September 1st, 2026
Waning Gibbous
2
right
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026
Waning Gibbous
3
right
Thursday, September 3rd, 2026
Waning Gibbous
4
right
Friday, September 4th, 2026
Last Quarter
5
right
Saturday, September 5th, 2026
Last Quarter
6
left
right
Sunday, September 6th, 2026
Waning Cresent
7
left
right
Monday, September 7th, 2026
Waning Cresent
8
left
right
Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
Waning Cresent
9
left
right
Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
Waning Cresent
10
left
right
Thursday, September 10th, 2026
Waning Cresent
11
left
right
Friday, September 11th, 2026
New Moon
12
left
right
Saturday, September 12th, 2026
New Moon
13
left
right
Sunday, September 13th, 2026
Waxing Cresent
14
left
right
Monday, September 14th, 2026
Waxing Cresent
15
left
right
Tuesday, September 15th, 2026
Waxing Cresent
16
left
right
Wednesday, September 16th, 2026
Waxing Cresent
17
left
right
Thursday, September 17th, 2026
Waxing Cresent
18
left
right
Friday, September 18th, 2026
Waxing Cresent
19
right
Saturday, September 19th, 2026
First Quarter
20
right
Sunday, September 20th, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
21
right
Monday, September 21st, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
22
right
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
23
right
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
24
right
Thursday, September 24th, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
25
right
Friday, September 25th, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
26
Saturday, September 26th, 2026
Full Moon
27
Sunday, September 27th, 2026
Full Moon
28
right
Monday, September 28th, 2026
Waning Gibbous
29
right
Tuesday, September 29th, 2026
Waning Gibbous
30
right
Wednesday, September 30th, 2026
Waning Gibbous
Moon phase image

Moon phases software screen saver.

If you are interested in the phases of the moon or you like night sky screensavers, download the StarMessage screensaver for Microsoft Windows and Apple MacOS (including Mojave and Catalina).
The screensaver displays the moon in its current moon phase, reminds you about the upcoming full moon dates, shows you the names of the full moon, and does much more.

 

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Diagram explaining the moon phases

This diagram shows the relative positions of the Sun, the Moon and earth and explains how the different moon phases appear.

The visible part of the moon is the part of the moon's surface that gets hit by the sunlight. The rest of the moon disc is almost invisible.

The moon phases are not caused by the shadow of the earth on to the moon. It is the moon's own shadow at the part of its surface that is not hit by the sunlight.

In other words, the visible "sunny" part is made of the places where there is "day" on the moon and the shadow part is where there is "night".

Moon phases diagram explained. Sun, Earth, Moon

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.