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Santa Monica, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, September 2026

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 5:11:37 pm
Moon Direction: 55° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -40.3°
Moon Distance: 240,031 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:42 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Santa Monica, September 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 11:07 am (292°) 9:43 pm (66°) 4:03 am (72.1°) 233,972 80.3%
2 - 12:17 pm (298°) 10:24 pm (60°) 4:55 am (77.3°) 232,390 70.3%
3 - 1:27 pm (302°) 11:13 pm (57°) 5:52 am (81.3°) 231,037 59.1%
4 - 2:35 pm (304°) - 6:53 am (83.6°) 229,942 47.2%
5 12:13 am (55°) 3:37 pm (304°) - 7:56 am (83.9°) 229,179 35.4%
6 1:20 am (57°) 4:30 pm (301°) - 8:58 am (82.1°) 228,835 24.3%
7 2:32 am (61°) 5:15 pm (296°) - 9:58 am (78.5°) 229,012 14.7%
8 3:44 am (67°) 5:52 pm (289°) - 10:53 am (73.4°) 229,792 7.3%
9 4:55 am (74°) 6:24 pm (282°) - 11:45 am (67.3°) 231,221 2.3%
10 6:02 am (82°) 6:53 pm (274°) - 12:33 pm (60.7°) 233,271 0.1%
11 7:08 am (90°) 7:21 pm (266°) - 1:19 pm (53.9°) 235,840 0.7%
12 8:11 am (98°) 7:48 pm (259°) - 2:04 pm (47.5°) 238,765 3.6%
13 9:14 am (105°) 8:17 pm (252°) - 2:49 pm (41.5°) 241,823 8.8%
14 10:16 am (112°) 8:48 pm (246°) - 3:35 pm (36.3°) 244,770 15.6%
15 11:18 am (117°) 9:23 pm (241°) - 4:23 pm (32.2°) 247,366 23.8%
16 12:18 pm (121°) 10:03 pm (237°) - 5:12 pm (29.2°) 249,399 32.8%
17 1:16 pm (124°) 10:49 pm (236°) - 6:03 pm (27.5°) 250,701 42.4%
18 2:10 pm (125°) 11:40 pm (236°) - 6:55 pm (27.2°) 251,170 52.2%
19 2:58 pm (124°) - - 7:46 pm (28.3°) 250,778 61.9%
20 - 12:36 am (237°) 3:40 pm (121°) 8:36 pm (30.7°) 249,569 71.2%
21 - 1:35 am (241°) 4:17 pm (117°) 9:24 pm (34.3°) 247,651 79.8%
22 - 2:36 am (246°) 4:49 pm (111°) 10:10 pm (39.0°) 245,197 87.3%
23 - 3:37 am (252°) 5:18 pm (105°) 10:54 pm (44.5°) 242,410 93.4%
24 - 4:38 am (258°) 5:46 pm (98°) 11:38 pm (50.6°) 239,522 97.7%
25 - 5:40 am (266°) 6:12 pm (90°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 6:43 am (274°) 6:40 pm (82°) 12:23 am (57.1°) 236,750 99.8%
27 - 7:48 am (282°) 7:09 pm (75°) 1:09 am (63.7°) 234,296 99.4%
28 - 8:55 am (289°) 7:43 pm (68°) 1:57 am (70.0°) 232,292 96.4%
29 - 10:06 am (296°) 8:23 pm (62°) 2:50 am (75.6°) 230,828 90.9%
30 - 11:18 am (301°) 9:11 pm (58°) 3:46 am (80.1°) 229,918 82.9%
* All times are local time for Santa Monica. 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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