Moon Phases in Washington
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1987
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-23
- Moonrise
- 15:25
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 7.8 days
- Moonset
- 00:56
- Illumination
- 54%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-23
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 21:51
- Day Length
- 17h 25m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Sat | 12:51 | 22:51 | First Quarter | 38% | 6.2 days | 404749 km |
| Aug 2 Sun | 14:16 | 23:01 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 402621 km |
| Aug 3 Mon | 15:47 | 23:16 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 399161 km |
| Aug 4 Tue | 17:20 | 23:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 69% | 9.2 days | 394539 km |
| Aug 5 Wed | 18:48 | - | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.2 days | 389056 km |
| Aug 6 Thu | 19:58 | 00:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.2 days | 383114 km |
| Aug 7 Fri | 20:42 | 01:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 377173 km |
| Aug 8 Sat | 21:08 | 03:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 371701 km |
| Aug 9 Sun | 21:24 | 04:47 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 367125 km |
| Aug 10 Mon | 21:35 | 06:30 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 363780 km |
| Aug 11 Tue | 21:44 | 08:08 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 12 Wed | 21:51 | 09:41 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 13 Thu | 21:58 | 11:10 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 14 Fri | 22:07 | 12:37 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 365058 km |
| Aug 15 Sat | 22:18 | 14:03 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 368511 km |
| Aug 16 Sun | 22:34 | 15:29 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 372675 km |
| Aug 17 Mon | 22:58 | 16:49 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.2 days | 377214 km |
| Aug 18 Tue | 23:34 | 18:00 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 381820 km |
| Aug 19 Wed | - | 18:56 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.2 days | 386246 km |
| Aug 20 Thu | 00:26 | 19:35 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.2 days | 390326 km |
| Aug 21 Fri | 01:34 | 19:59 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 393971 km |
| Aug 22 Sat | 02:50 | 20:15 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 397162 km |
| Aug 23 Sun | 04:09 | 20:27 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 399911 km |
| Aug 24 Mon | 05:29 | 20:35 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 402232 km |
| Aug 25 Tue | 06:46 | 20:41 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 404101 km |
| Aug 26 Wed | 08:03 | 20:47 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 405442 km |
| Aug 27 Thu | 09:20 | 20:53 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 28 Fri | 10:39 | 21:00 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 29 Sat | 12:02 | 21:09 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 404752 km |
| Aug 30 Sun | 13:30 | 21:21 | First Quarter | 33% | 5.7 days | 402390 km |
| Aug 31 Mon | 15:01 | 21:40 | 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.