MoonPhases

August 2026 · Saturday · 47 days ago

1 August 2026

Waning Gibbous

92% illuminated and waning, 18.1 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 1 August 2026: Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated

Ephemeris for 1 August 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
91.9%
Lunar age
18.1 days
Elongation
213.2°
Distance
390,620 km
Distance (mi)
242,720 mi
Apparent size
30.6′
Constellation
Pisces
Libration lat
1.4° S
Libration lon
5.5° W

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London21:4702:5608:3029.5°
New York21:4103:0008:5041.6°
Chicago21:3702:5608:4640.6°
Denver21:4703:0809:0043.1°
Los Angeles21:4003:0208:5949.1°
Mexico City21:1902:4408:4663.6°
São Paulo20:3502:0708:2873.7°
Berlin21:5403:0008:3128.2°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Last Quarter6 August 202602:21in 5 days
New Moon12 August 202617:37in 11 days
First Quarter20 August 202602:46in 19 days
Full Moon28 August 202604:19in 27 days