Moon Phases in Cambridge
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1972
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-10
- Moonrise
- -
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 23.3 days
- Moonset
- 15:09
- Illumination
- 38%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-10
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Day Length
- 14h 2m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Tue | - | 09:50 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 386297 km |
| Aug 2 Wed | 00:14 | 10:20 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 392163 km |
| Aug 3 Thu | 01:31 | 10:57 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 397176 km |
| Aug 4 Fri | 02:45 | 11:43 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 401119 km |
| Aug 5 Sat | 03:55 | 12:39 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 403909 km |
| Aug 6 Sun | 04:56 | 13:45 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 405584 km |
| Aug 7 Mon | 05:46 | 14:57 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 8 Tue | 06:25 | 16:11 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 9 Wed | 06:58 | 17:24 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29 days | 405296 km |
| Aug 10 Thu | 07:25 | 18:34 | New Moon | 0% | 0.4 days | 403904 km |
| Aug 11 Fri | 07:48 | 19:41 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 401994 km |
| Aug 12 Sat | 08:09 | 20:46 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 399560 km |
| Aug 13 Sun | 08:30 | 21:50 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 396562 km |
| Aug 14 Mon | 08:52 | 22:53 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 392964 km |
| Aug 15 Tue | 09:16 | 23:56 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 388776 km |
| Aug 16 Wed | 09:44 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 384081 km |
| Aug 17 Thu | 10:16 | 00:58 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.4 days | 379059 km |
| Aug 18 Fri | 10:54 | 01:59 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 373980 km |
| Aug 19 Sat | 11:41 | 02:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 369187 km |
| Aug 20 Sun | 12:35 | 03:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 365060 km |
| Aug 21 Mon | 13:37 | 04:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 22 Tue | 14:44 | 05:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 23 Wed | 15:54 | 05:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 24 Thu | 17:06 | 06:13 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 25 Fri | 18:18 | 06:39 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.4 days | 364562 km |
| Aug 26 Sat | 19:32 | 07:04 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 368987 km |
| Aug 27 Sun | 20:46 | 07:28 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.4 days | 374446 km |
| Aug 28 Mon | 22:02 | 07:54 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.4 days | 380504 km |
| Aug 29 Tue | 23:20 | 08:23 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.4 days | 386677 km |
| Aug 30 Wed | - | 08:59 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 392489 km |
| Aug 31 Thu | 00:35 | 09:42 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 397520 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.