Moon Phases in Orkney
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1927
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-15
- Moonrise
- 03:39
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 27.4 days
- Moonset
- 20:24
- Illumination
- 5%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-15
- Sunrise
- 04:37
- Sunset
- 21:38
- Day Length
- 17h 0m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Mon | 09:07 | 23:09 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 376977 km |
| Aug 2 Tue | 10:24 | 23:16 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 383095 km |
| Aug 3 Wed | 11:40 | 23:23 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 389144 km |
| Aug 4 Thu | 12:55 | 23:31 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 394664 km |
| Aug 5 Fri | 14:12 | 23:40 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 399268 km |
| Aug 6 Sat | 15:31 | 23:51 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 402684 km |
| Aug 7 Sun | 16:51 | - | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 404778 km |
| Aug 8 Mon | 18:10 | 00:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 405550 km |
| Aug 9 Tue | 19:24 | 00:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 405121 km |
| Aug 10 Wed | 20:23 | 01:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 403690 km |
| Aug 11 Thu | 21:06 | 02:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 401495 km |
| Aug 12 Fri | 21:35 | 03:28 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 398770 km |
| Aug 13 Sat | 21:53 | 05:00 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 395710 km |
| Aug 14 Sun | 22:07 | 06:36 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 392458 km |
| Aug 15 Mon | 22:17 | 08:14 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 389104 km |
| Aug 16 Tue | 22:27 | 09:51 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 385699 km |
| Aug 17 Wed | 22:37 | 11:26 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 382281 km |
| Aug 18 Thu | 22:48 | 13:01 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 378900 km |
| Aug 19 Fri | 23:02 | 14:34 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 375637 km |
| Aug 20 Sat | 23:22 | 16:06 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 372612 km |
| Aug 21 Sun | 23:51 | 17:33 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 369988 km |
| Aug 22 Mon | - | 18:45 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 367950 km |
| Aug 23 Tue | 00:34 | 19:40 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 366692 km |
| Aug 24 Wed | 01:35 | 20:17 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 366385 km |
| Aug 25 Thu | 02:49 | 20:41 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 367156 km |
| Aug 26 Fri | 04:09 | 20:57 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 369060 km |
| Aug 27 Sat | 05:31 | 21:09 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 372064 km |
| Aug 28 Sun | 06:50 | 21:17 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 376035 km |
| Aug 29 Mon | 08:08 | 21:25 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 380743 km |
| Aug 30 Tue | 09:24 | 21:32 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 385871 km |
| Aug 31 Wed | 10:40 | 21:39 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 391040 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.