05 SEPT 2026today
13 aug
11 sept
moon phase today in sydney: waning crescent, 36% illuminated
location
tonight
05 SEPT 2026
current cycle
13 aug
11 sept
current phase
waning crescent
illum 36%
dist 364,096 km
size 105.6%
sign gemini → cancer
current cycle
cycle #32913 AUG — 11 SEPT
selected day05 SEPT 2026
selected day — light, position, moon times
phase
waning crescent · retreating
illum
35.8%
age
23.18 days
rise
02:28
set
11:05
tonight's pathsydney
time22:00· now
altitude-49.7°
azimuth86° E
illuminated35.8%
positionunder horizon
this chart shows where the moon sits in the sky across the day. the line above the horizon means the moon is up and you can see it; below means it has dipped out of sight. the dashed line is the sun, drawn for comparison so you can see when day and night are. drag across the chart to scrub through the hours.
distance & size
dist
364,096 kmdist Δ
5.3% closersize
105.6% of meanposition
alt / az
-50° / 86°sign
gemini→ sign
cancer 00:00sun
sunrise
06:10sunset
17:40day length
11h 30mgolden
17:07blue
18:05cycle
next
new moon · —cycle
#329déjà vu
—moon phase today in sydney
the moon is currently in a waning crescent phase, 36% illuminated, in the sign of gemini. it is slightly larger than average, at a distance of 364,096 km from earth.
from sydney, the moon rises at 02:28 and sets at 11:05. the sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 17:40.
this is lunation #329. the next full moon is on fri, 28 aug 2026 and the next new moon on fri, 11 sept 2026.
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