Waning · 36.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 18°
Moon age
23.4days
Moon phase on September 26, 1959Waning Crescent
On Saturday, September 26, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 36.7% of its visible face lit, 23.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
36.7%Illumination at noon UTC
23.4 dMoon age
397,365 km246,911 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (18°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 26, 1959 is on Thursday, September 17, 1959 at 00:52 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 2, 1959 at 12:31 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, September 25, 1959 | 02:22 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, October 2, 1959 | 12:31 |
The Moon around September 26
More about this date
Saturday, September 26, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 3, 1959 to the new moon of October 2, 1959, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1959, or the whole moon calendar 1959.
- The same date one year apart: 1958 · 1960.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.