Waxing · 65.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 15°
Moon age
9.4days
Moon phase on September 20, 2026Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, September 20, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 65.4% of its visible face lit, 9.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
65.4%Illumination at noon UTC
9.4 dMoon age
403,001 km250,413 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (15°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 20, 2026 is on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 16:49 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 11, 2026 at 03:27 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, September 18, 2026 | 20:44 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, September 26, 2026 | 16:49 |
The Moon around September 20
More about this date
Sunday, September 20, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 11, 2026 to the new moon of October 10, 2026, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2026, or the whole moon calendar 2026.
- The same date one year apart: 2025 · 2027.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.