Moon Phase on Thursday, September 10, 2026
Times use New York, NY (America/New_York) unless noted.
- Phase
- New Moon
- Illumination
- 0%
- Moon age
- 28.9 days
- Moonrise
- 5:50 AM
- Moonset
- 6:55 PM
Times use New York, NY (America/New_York) unless noted.
Times on this page are for New York, NY (EDT) unless noted. Phase and illumination are calculated for 12:00 PM local time with astronomy-engine.
The Moon is in its New Moon phase on Thursday, September 10, 2026 (0% illuminated, 28.9 days into the cycle). This phase marks the start of a new lunar cycle of about 29.5 days. The Moon is too close to the Sun in the sky to see. Over the next couple of evenings, a thin crescent will appear low in the west after sunset.
On Thursday, September 10, 2026 there is a New Moon. The Moon is on the same side of Earth as the Sun, so almost none of its sunlit half faces us (0%). When the alignment is exact, a New Moon can cause a solar eclipse, but that only happens a few times a year because the Moon's orbit is tilted about 5° to Earth's.
This is the best time of the month for stargazing, meteor watching and Milky Way photography, because there is no moonlight. Head to a dark site away from city lights and give your eyes 20–30 minutes to adapt.
The next major phase is the First Quarter on September 18 at 4:44 PM EDT, 8 days from now.