Moon Phases in Essen
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1956
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-05
- Moonrise
- 16:24
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 14.3 days
- Moonset
- 09:41
- Illumination
- 100%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-05
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Day Length
- 8h 7m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Wed | - | 15:55 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 405300 km |
| Aug 2 Thu | 00:23 | 17:00 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 404485 km |
| Aug 3 Fri | 01:22 | 17:57 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 402562 km |
| Aug 4 Sat | 02:31 | 18:44 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 399789 km |
| Aug 5 Sun | 03:52 | 19:22 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 396446 km |
| Aug 6 Mon | 05:16 | 19:53 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 392801 km |
| Aug 7 Tue | 06:41 | 20:19 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 389080 km |
| Aug 8 Wed | 08:05 | 20:43 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 385453 km |
| Aug 9 Thu | 09:27 | 21:06 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 382036 km |
| Aug 10 Fri | 10:46 | 21:30 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 378903 km |
| Aug 11 Sat | 12:02 | 21:56 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 376103 km |
| Aug 12 Sun | 13:14 | 22:26 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 373679 km |
| Aug 13 Mon | 14:22 | 23:01 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 371682 km |
| Aug 14 Tue | 15:23 | 23:43 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 370177 km |
| Aug 15 Wed | 16:16 | - | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 369243 km |
| Aug 16 Thu | 17:02 | 00:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 368970 km |
| Aug 17 Fri | 17:40 | 01:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 369440 km |
| Aug 18 Sat | 18:11 | 02:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 370721 km |
| Aug 19 Sun | 18:37 | 03:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 372843 km |
| Aug 20 Mon | 19:00 | 04:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 375785 km |
| Aug 21 Tue | 19:21 | 05:39 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 379460 km |
| Aug 22 Wed | 19:40 | 06:45 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 383703 km |
| Aug 23 Thu | 19:59 | 07:52 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 388277 km |
| Aug 24 Fri | 20:19 | 09:00 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 392877 km |
| Aug 25 Sat | 20:42 | 10:09 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 397157 km |
| Aug 26 Sun | 21:08 | 11:20 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 400762 km |
| Aug 27 Mon | 21:40 | 12:31 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 403368 km |
| Aug 28 Tue | 22:20 | 13:41 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 404725 km |
| Aug 29 Wed | 23:11 | 14:47 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 404694 km |
| Aug 30 Thu | - | 15:46 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 403260 km |
| Aug 31 Fri | 00:14 | 16:35 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 400543 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.