Moon Phases in Houston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August2006
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Moonrise
- 14:48
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11.5 days
- Moonset
- 04:16
- Illumination
- 89%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Day Length
- 9h 48m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Tue | 13:12 | 23:46 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 403318 km |
| Aug 2 Wed | 14:15 | - | First Quarter | 52% | 7.6 days | 400129 km |
| Aug 3 Thu | 15:20 | 00:16 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.6 days | 395709 km |
| Aug 4 Fri | 16:26 | 00:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.6 days | 390307 km |
| Aug 5 Sat | 17:31 | 01:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.6 days | 384290 km |
| Aug 6 Sun | 18:30 | 02:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 378110 km |
| Aug 7 Mon | 19:21 | 03:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 372252 km |
| Aug 8 Tue | 20:03 | 04:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.6 days | 367185 km |
| Aug 9 Wed | 20:39 | 06:16 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 363305 km |
| Aug 10 Thu | 21:09 | 07:34 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 11 Fri | 21:37 | 08:50 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 12 Sat | 22:04 | 10:04 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 13 Sun | 22:32 | 11:17 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.6 days | 363230 km |
| Aug 14 Mon | 23:03 | 12:29 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 366740 km |
| Aug 15 Tue | 23:39 | 13:42 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 371124 km |
| Aug 16 Wed | - | 14:52 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 376007 km |
| Aug 17 Thu | 00:20 | 15:59 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.6 days | 381026 km |
| Aug 18 Fri | 01:09 | 16:59 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 385873 km |
| Aug 19 Sat | 02:05 | 17:50 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 390321 km |
| Aug 20 Sun | 03:06 | 18:32 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 394238 km |
| Aug 21 Mon | 04:09 | 19:06 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.6 days | 397577 km |
| Aug 22 Tue | 05:12 | 19:35 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 400354 km |
| Aug 23 Wed | 06:13 | 20:00 | New Moon | 1% | 28.6 days | 402607 km |
| Aug 24 Thu | 07:12 | 20:22 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.1 days | 404360 km |
| Aug 25 Fri | 08:10 | 20:43 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 405590 km |
| Aug 26 Sat | 09:07 | 21:03 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 27 Sun | 10:04 | 21:25 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3.1 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 28 Mon | 11:03 | 21:49 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 405061 km |
| Aug 29 Tue | 12:04 | 22:16 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5.1 days | 402964 km |
| Aug 30 Wed | 13:07 | 22:49 | First Quarter | 36% | 6.1 days | 399710 km |
| Aug 31 Thu | 14:12 | 23:30 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 395310 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.