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Bethesda, Maryland, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, September 2026

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 9:16:41 pm
Moon Direction: 94° East
Moon Altitude: 4.4°
Moon Distance: 240,179 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 9:01 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Bethesda, September 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 11:24 am (293°) 9:41 pm (65°) 4:11 am (66.4°) 234,168 81.3%
2 - 12:37 pm (299°) 10:18 pm (59°) 5:03 am (71.7°) 232,560 71.6%
3 - 1:50 pm (304°) 11:04 pm (55°) 6:00 am (75.8°) 231,180 60.5%
4 - 3:00 pm (307°) - 7:00 am (78.3°) 230,053 48.6%
5 12:01 am (53°) 4:03 pm (307°) - 8:03 am (78.9°) 229,247 36.7%
6 1:08 am (54°) 4:55 pm (304°) - 9:06 am (77.4°) 228,850 25.5%
7 2:22 am (58°) 5:38 pm (298°) - 10:06 am (73.9°) 228,962 15.7%
8 3:38 am (64°) 6:12 pm (292°) - 11:02 am (69.0°) 229,670 8.0%
9 4:53 am (72°) 6:41 pm (284°) - 11:53 am (63.0°) 231,023 2.8%
10 6:05 am (80°) 7:07 pm (275°) - 12:42 pm (56.4°) 233,007 0.3%
11 7:14 am (89°) 7:31 pm (267°) - 1:28 pm (49.7°) 235,522 0.5%
12 8:22 am (97°) 7:55 pm (259°) - 2:13 pm (43.2°) 238,417 3.2%
13 9:28 am (105°) 8:20 pm (251°) - 2:58 pm (37.1°) 241,471 8.1%
14 10:34 am (113°) 8:47 pm (245°) - 3:44 pm (31.9°) 244,445 14.8%
15 11:39 am (119°) 9:19 pm (239°) - 4:32 pm (27.6°) 247,092 22.8%
16 12:42 pm (123°) 9:56 pm (235°) - 5:21 pm (24.5°) 249,200 31.7%
17 1:42 pm (126°) 10:40 pm (233°) - 6:12 pm (22.6°) 250,592 41.3%
18 2:37 pm (127°) 11:30 pm (233°) - 7:03 pm (22.2°) 251,160 51.1%
19 3:25 pm (126°) - - 7:54 pm (23.1°) 250,867 60.8%
20 - 12:27 am (234°) 4:06 pm (124°) 8:44 pm (25.4°) 249,746 70.1%
21 - 1:27 am (238°) 4:41 pm (119°) 9:33 pm (28.9°) 247,902 78.8%
22 - 2:31 am (243°) 5:11 pm (113°) 10:19 pm (33.4°) 245,500 86.5%
23 - 3:35 am (249°) 5:37 pm (107°) 11:04 pm (38.8°) 242,741 92.8%
24 - 4:40 am (257°) 6:01 pm (99°) 11:48 pm (44.9°) 239,852 97.3%
25 - 5:45 am (265°) 6:24 pm (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 6:51 am (273°) 6:48 pm (83°) 12:32 am (51.3°) 237,057 99.6%
27 - 8:00 am (282°) 7:14 pm (75°) 1:18 am (57.9°) 234,557 99.6%
28 - 9:11 am (290°) 7:43 pm (67°) 2:06 am (64.3°) 232,497 96.9%
29 - 10:25 am (297°) 8:19 pm (61°) 2:58 am (70.0°) 230,969 91.6%
30 - 11:40 am (303°) 9:02 pm (56°) 3:54 am (74.6°) 229,995 83.9%
* All times are local time for Bethesda. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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