Moon Phases in Centenary
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1978
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-09
- Moonrise
- 23:55
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 22.4 days
- Moonset
- 12:15
- Illumination
- 48%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-09
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Day Length
- 11h 26m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Tue | 04:07 | 15:43 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 378970 km |
| Aug 2 Wed | 04:53 | 16:31 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 373332 km |
| Aug 3 Thu | 05:38 | 17:21 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.7 days | 368468 km |
| Aug 4 Fri | 06:20 | 18:09 | New Moon | 0% | 0.2 days | 364743 km |
| Aug 5 Sat | 07:01 | 18:58 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 6 Sun | 07:41 | 19:47 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 7 Mon | 08:20 | 20:36 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 8 Tue | 09:00 | 21:26 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.2 days | 364344 km |
| Aug 9 Wed | 09:41 | 22:17 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.2 days | 367511 km |
| Aug 10 Thu | 10:23 | 23:10 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.2 days | 371482 km |
| Aug 11 Fri | 11:08 | - | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 375920 km |
| Aug 12 Sat | 11:57 | 00:06 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.2 days | 380507 km |
| Aug 13 Sun | 12:50 | 01:03 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 384977 km |
| Aug 14 Mon | 13:47 | 02:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 389138 km |
| Aug 15 Tue | 14:47 | 03:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 392884 km |
| Aug 16 Wed | 15:51 | 04:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 396178 km |
| Aug 17 Thu | 16:54 | 05:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 399029 km |
| Aug 18 Fri | 17:57 | 05:54 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 401455 km |
| Aug 19 Sat | 18:58 | 06:45 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 403448 km |
| Aug 20 Sun | 19:57 | 07:34 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 404950 km |
| Aug 21 Mon | 20:54 | 08:20 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.2 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 22 Tue | 21:49 | 09:05 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 23 Wed | 22:42 | 09:50 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.2 days | 405086 km |
| Aug 24 Thu | 23:35 | 10:34 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 403099 km |
| Aug 25 Fri | - | 11:19 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 399900 km |
| Aug 26 Sat | 00:25 | 12:05 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.2 days | 395517 km |
| Aug 27 Sun | 01:15 | 12:51 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 390114 km |
| Aug 28 Mon | 02:03 | 13:39 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 383993 km |
| Aug 29 Tue | 02:50 | 14:27 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 377569 km |
| Aug 30 Wed | 03:35 | 15:16 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 371333 km |
| Aug 31 Thu | 04:18 | 16:05 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 365792 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.