Waning · 24.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 14°
Moon age
25.1days
Moon phase on September 5, 2018Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, September 5, 2018, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 24.1% of its visible face lit, 25.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
24.1%Illumination at noon UTC
25.1 dMoon age
365,969 km227,402 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (14°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 5, 2018 is on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at 11:56 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 18:02 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, September 3, 2018 | 02:37 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, September 9, 2018 | 18:02 |
The Moon around September 5
More about this date
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 11, 2018 to the new moon of September 9, 2018, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2018, or the whole moon calendar 2018.
- The same date one year apart: 2017 · 2019.
- 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.