Moon Phases in Reading
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1953
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-23
- Moonrise
- 15:13
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 8.2 days
- Moonset
- 01:00
- Illumination
- 59%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-23
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 21:27
- Day Length
- 16h 41m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Sat | 22:52 | 13:40 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.7 days | 381958 km |
| Aug 2 Sun | 23:19 | 15:04 | Last Quarter | 55% | 21.7 days | 388111 km |
| Aug 3 Mon | 23:55 | 16:23 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.7 days | 393636 km |
| Aug 4 Tue | - | 17:34 | Last Quarter | 34% | 23.7 days | 398249 km |
| Aug 5 Wed | 00:42 | 18:30 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.7 days | 401801 km |
| Aug 6 Thu | 01:41 | 19:13 | Waning Crescent | 16% | 25.7 days | 404270 km |
| Aug 7 Fri | 02:50 | 19:45 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 8 Sat | 04:03 | 20:07 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 9 Sun | 05:18 | 20:25 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.7 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 10 Mon | 06:29 | 20:39 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 405441 km |
| Aug 11 Tue | 07:40 | 20:52 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 404127 km |
| Aug 12 Wed | 08:48 | 21:04 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 402242 km |
| Aug 13 Thu | 09:57 | 21:16 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.1 days | 399734 km |
| Aug 14 Fri | 11:05 | 21:30 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 396538 km |
| Aug 15 Sat | 12:15 | 21:45 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 392625 km |
| Aug 16 Sun | 13:27 | 22:05 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.1 days | 388035 km |
| Aug 17 Mon | 14:39 | 22:31 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 382904 km |
| Aug 18 Tue | 15:51 | 23:07 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.1 days | 377478 km |
| Aug 19 Wed | 16:55 | 23:57 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 372091 km |
| Aug 20 Thu | 17:50 | - | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.1 days | 367143 km |
| Aug 21 Fri | 18:31 | 01:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.1 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 22 Sat | 19:03 | 02:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 23 Sun | 19:27 | 03:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 24 Mon | 19:46 | 05:20 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.1 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 25 Tue | 20:03 | 06:51 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 26 Wed | 20:19 | 08:20 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 364966 km |
| Aug 27 Thu | 20:37 | 09:50 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 369940 km |
| Aug 28 Fri | 20:57 | 11:19 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 375813 km |
| Aug 29 Sat | 21:22 | 12:46 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 382110 km |
| Aug 30 Sun | 21:55 | 14:10 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 388332 km |
| Aug 31 Mon | 22:39 | 15:26 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 394014 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.