Daily phases · UK local time

September 2026 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout September 2026, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during September 2026

At 12:00 local time on 1 September, the Moon is a waning gibbous at 80% illumination and is waning. By 30 September, it is a waning gibbous at 83% illumination and is waning.

This civil month contains 4 exact principal phase events. Daily values represent the Moon at local noon; event rows below retain their precise astronomical times.

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September 2026

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for September 2026; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1Waning Gibbous80%Age 19.7 dSelected date	2Waning Gibbous71%Age 20.7 d	3Last Quarter60%Age 21.7 d	4Last Quarter49%Age 22.7 d	5Last Quarter37%Age 23.7 d	6Waning Crescent26%Age 24.7 d
7Waning Crescent17%Age 25.7 d	8Waning Crescent9%Age 26.7 d	9New Moon4%Age 27.7 d	10New Moon1%Age 28.7 d	11New Moon0%Age 0.3 d	12New Moon2%Age 1.3 d	13Waxing Crescent6%Age 2.3 d
14Waxing Crescent12%Age 3.3 d	15Waxing Crescent20%Age 4.3 d	16Waxing Crescent28%Age 5.3 d	17First Quarter37%Age 6.3 d	18First Quarter46%Age 7.3 d	19First Quarter56%Age 8.3 d	20First Quarter65%Age 9.3 d
21Waxing Gibbous74%Age 10.3 d	22Waxing Gibbous82%Age 11.3 d	23Waxing Gibbous89%Age 12.3 d	24Waxing Gibbous94%Age 13.3 d	25Full Moon98%Age 14.3 d	26Full Moon100%Age 15.3 d	27Full Moon99%Age 16.3 d
28Waning Gibbous96%Age 17.3 d	29Waning Gibbous91%Age 18.3 d	30Waning Gibbous83%Age 19.3 d

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Day-by-day detail · London horizon

Phase, illumination, lunar age, rise and set

Phase, illumination and age are calculated at 12:00 Europe/London. Moonrise and moonset use a central London observer; a dash means no matching horizon crossing occurs during that civil date.

Daily values at 12:00 UK local time; rise and set for London
Date	Phase	Illumination	Lunar age	Moonrise	Moonset
1	Waning Gibbous	80%	19.7 days	20:50	11:34
2	Waning Gibbous	71%	20.7 days	21:12	13:00
3	Last Quarter	60%	21.7 days	21:45	14:26
4	Last Quarter	49%	22.7 days	22:32	15:45
5	Last Quarter	37%	23.7 days	23:38	16:51
6	Waning Crescent	26%	24.7 days	—	17:38
7	Waning Crescent	17%	25.7 days	01:00	18:10
8	Waning Crescent	9%	26.7 days	02:29	18:33
9	New Moon	4%	27.7 days	03:58	18:50
10	New Moon	1%	28.7 days	05:24	19:04
11	New Moon	0%	0.3 days	06:47	19:16
12	New Moon	2%	1.3 days	08:08	19:28
13	Waxing Crescent	6%	2.3 days	09:27	19:41
14	Waxing Crescent	12%	3.3 days	10:45	19:56
15	Waxing Crescent	20%	4.3 days	12:03	20:15
16	Waxing Crescent	28%	5.3 days	13:18	20:41
17	First Quarter	37%	6.3 days	14:27	21:16
18	First Quarter	46%	7.3 days	15:27	22:02
19	First Quarter	56%	8.3 days	16:14	23:01
20	First Quarter	65%	9.3 days	16:49	—
21	Waxing Gibbous	74%	10.3 days	17:15	00:09
22	Waxing Gibbous	82%	11.3 days	17:35	01:22
23	Waxing Gibbous	89%	12.3 days	17:50	02:38
24	Waxing Gibbous	94%	13.3 days	18:03	03:55
25	Full Moon	98%	14.3 days	18:15	05:13
26	Full Moon	100%	15.3 days	18:27	06:31
27	Full Moon	99%	16.3 days	18:40	07:52
28	Waning Gibbous	96%	17.3 days	18:56	09:16
29	Waning Gibbous	91%	18.3 days	19:17	10:43
30	Waning Gibbous	83%	19.3 days	19:47	12:11

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in September 2026

Harvest Moon

The full Moon nearest the September equinox; it can fall in September or October.

Exact instant: 26 September 2026 at 17:49 BST
Brown lunation: 1283

Read the Harvest Moon guide

How rise and set vary across the UK

On the date of the first full Moon, longitude and latitude shift the horizon times. These representative cities all use Europe/London civil time.

Moonrise and moonset on 2026-09-26, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	18:27	06:31
Cardiff	18:39	06:44
Belfast	18:48	06:56
Edinburgh	18:36	06:45
Lerwick	18:23	06:37

Traditional lunar rhythm · practical UK season

Garden windows for this month

Autumn harvests and the first overwintering crops. Use local soil, weather and frost conditions to decide whether each task is timely in your garden.

11–18 9/2026

Sowing

Sow hardy salads, spinach and green manures while soil remains warm.

19–26 9/2026

Planting

Plant spring cabbage, hardy onions and prepared strawberry plants.

1–3, 27–30 9/2026

Harvesting

Gather apples, pears, beans, squash and remaining outdoor tomatoes as they ripen.

4–10 9/2026

Pruning

Remove spent summer-fruiting raspberry canes and damaged growth.

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