One Day Before Full Moon

The Moon less than a day before full, which will occur at 16:49 UTC on 2026 09 26. In this image it looks full, but on closer examination the detail visible in craters along the terminator on the left show that, although very close to full, it has not reached that precise phase, yet.

Time: 22:48:32 UTC
Altitude: 35° 05'
Distance: 378 815 km
Phase: 99.28%

Exposure: f/5.9, 1/160s, ISO-64
Focal Length: 1200 mm

Nikon Z8
Skywatcher 200P

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