Waning · 3.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 23°
Moon age
27.9days
Moon phase on September 5, 2021Waning Crescent
On Sunday, September 5, 2021, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 3.0% of its visible face lit, 27.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
3.0%Illumination at noon UTC
27.9 dMoon age
383,633 km238,378 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (24°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 5, 2021 is on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 12:02 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 00:52 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, August 30, 2021 | 07:13 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, September 7, 2021 | 00:52 |
The Moon around September 5
More about this date
Sunday, September 5, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 8, 2021 to the new moon of September 7, 2021, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2021, or the whole moon calendar 2021.
- The same date one year apart: 2020 · 2022.
- 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.