Moon Phases in Orkney
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1989
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-08
- Moonrise
- 03:18
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 20.8 days
- Moonset
- 09:20
- Illumination
- 65%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-08
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 21:22
- Day Length
- 16h 28m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Tue | 04:09 | 21:42 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 404203 km |
| Aug 2 Wed | 05:44 | 21:46 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 405498 km |
| Aug 3 Thu | 07:13 | 21:48 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 4 Fri | 08:37 | 21:49 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 5 Sat | 09:58 | 21:50 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 6 Sun | 11:19 | 21:52 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 404185 km |
| Aug 7 Mon | 12:39 | 21:53 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 5 days | 401646 km |
| Aug 8 Tue | 14:03 | 21:57 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 398015 km |
| Aug 9 Wed | 15:30 | 22:02 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 393326 km |
| Aug 10 Thu | 16:59 | 22:13 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 387739 km |
| Aug 11 Fri | 18:25 | 22:35 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 381547 km |
| Aug 12 Sat | 19:34 | 23:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 375159 km |
| Aug 13 Sun | 20:14 | - | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 369055 km |
| Aug 14 Mon | 20:35 | 00:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 363736 km |
| Aug 15 Tue | 20:45 | 02:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 16 Wed | 20:50 | 04:02 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 17 Thu | 20:54 | 05:46 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 18 Fri | 20:56 | 07:29 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 19 Sat | 20:58 | 09:09 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 20 Sun | 21:01 | 10:50 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 365377 km |
| Aug 21 Mon | 21:05 | 12:34 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 370990 km |
| Aug 22 Tue | 21:13 | 14:19 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 377214 km |
| Aug 23 Wed | 21:27 | 16:05 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 383551 km |
| Aug 24 Thu | 21:55 | 17:41 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 389543 km |
| Aug 25 Fri | 22:51 | 18:49 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 394825 km |
| Aug 26 Sat | - | 19:26 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 399153 km |
| Aug 27 Sun | 00:14 | 19:44 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 402414 km |
| Aug 28 Mon | 01:49 | 19:53 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 404620 km |
| Aug 29 Tue | 03:23 | 19:57 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 30 Wed | 04:53 | 20:00 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 31 Thu | 06:18 | 20:01 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 405696 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.