Moon Phases in Orkney
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for September2022
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Moonrise
- 13:52
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.4 days
- Moonset
- 08:32
- Illumination
- 94%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-02-02
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Day Length
- 8h 11m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 Thu | 12:44 | 21:20 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 404836 km |
| Sep 2 Fri | 14:21 | 21:28 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 405171 km |
| Sep 3 Sat | 16:02 | 21:43 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 404154 km |
| Sep 4 Sun | 17:38 | 22:12 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 401752 km |
| Sep 5 Mon | 18:52 | 23:10 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 398070 km |
| Sep 6 Tue | 19:35 | - | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 393343 km |
| Sep 7 Wed | 19:56 | 00:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 387918 km |
| Sep 8 Thu | 20:07 | 02:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 382216 km |
| Sep 9 Fri | 20:13 | 04:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 376683 km |
| Sep 10 Sat | 20:17 | 05:55 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 371745 km |
| Sep 11 Sun | 20:20 | 07:32 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 367763 km |
| Sep 12 Mon | 20:24 | 09:06 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 364998 km |
| Sep 13 Tue | 20:27 | 10:37 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 363593 km |
| Sep 14 Wed | 20:32 | 12:07 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 363567 km |
| Sep 15 Thu | 20:40 | 13:38 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 364824 km |
| Sep 16 Fri | 20:53 | 15:06 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 367174 km |
| Sep 17 Sat | 21:15 | 16:27 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 370362 km |
| Sep 18 Sun | 21:54 | 17:34 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 374105 km |
| Sep 19 Mon | 22:55 | 18:19 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 378128 km |
| Sep 20 Tue | - | 18:45 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 382196 km |
| Sep 21 Wed | 00:12 | 19:00 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 386134 km |
| Sep 22 Thu | 01:38 | 19:09 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 389834 km |
| Sep 23 Fri | 03:05 | 19:14 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 393247 km |
| Sep 24 Sat | 04:32 | 19:18 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 396360 km |
| Sep 25 Sun | 05:58 | 19:20 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 399165 km |
| Sep 26 Mon | 07:25 | 19:23 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 401627 km |
| Sep 27 Tue | 08:54 | 19:26 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 403660 km |
| Sep 28 Wed | 10:27 | 19:30 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 405121 km |
| Sep 29 Thu | 12:05 | 19:36 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 405696 km |
| Sep 30 Fri | 13:47 | 19:48 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 405551 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.