Moon Phases in Reading
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1987
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-20
- Moonrise
- 11:26
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 4.9 days
- Moonset
- 00:25
- Illumination
- 25%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-20
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Day Length
- 16h 42m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Sat | 12:41 | 22:58 | First Quarter | 38% | 6.2 days | 404749 km |
| Aug 2 Sun | 14:01 | 23:13 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 402621 km |
| Aug 3 Mon | 15:25 | 23:34 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 399161 km |
| Aug 4 Tue | 16:52 | - | Waxing Gibbous | 69% | 9.2 days | 394539 km |
| Aug 5 Wed | 18:15 | 00:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.2 days | 389056 km |
| Aug 6 Thu | 19:24 | 00:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.2 days | 383114 km |
| Aug 7 Fri | 20:13 | 01:59 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 377173 km |
| Aug 8 Sat | 20:46 | 03:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 371701 km |
| Aug 9 Sun | 21:09 | 05:03 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 367125 km |
| Aug 10 Mon | 21:25 | 06:39 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 363780 km |
| Aug 11 Tue | 21:39 | 08:11 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 12 Wed | 21:51 | 09:39 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 13 Thu | 22:03 | 11:03 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 14 Fri | 22:16 | 12:25 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 365058 km |
| Aug 15 Sat | 22:32 | 13:46 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 368511 km |
| Aug 16 Sun | 22:54 | 15:05 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 372675 km |
| Aug 17 Mon | 23:23 | 16:20 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.2 days | 377214 km |
| Aug 18 Tue | - | 17:28 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 381820 km |
| Aug 19 Wed | 00:03 | 18:22 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.2 days | 386246 km |
| Aug 20 Thu | 00:55 | 19:04 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.2 days | 390326 km |
| Aug 21 Fri | 01:59 | 19:34 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 393971 km |
| Aug 22 Sat | 03:10 | 19:55 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 397162 km |
| Aug 23 Sun | 04:24 | 20:11 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 399911 km |
| Aug 24 Mon | 05:38 | 20:24 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 402232 km |
| Aug 25 Tue | 06:51 | 20:35 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 404101 km |
| Aug 26 Wed | 08:03 | 20:45 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 405442 km |
| Aug 27 Thu | 09:16 | 20:55 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 28 Fri | 10:31 | 21:06 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 29 Sat | 11:49 | 21:19 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 404752 km |
| Aug 30 Sun | 13:10 | 21:37 | First Quarter | 33% | 5.7 days | 402390 km |
| Aug 31 Mon | 14:35 | 22:02 | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 398805 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.