MoonPhases

August 2026 · Sunday · 46 days ago

2 August 2026

Waning Gibbous

85% illuminated and waning, 19.1 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 2 August 2026: Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated

Ephemeris for 2 August 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
85.3%
Lunar age
19.1 days
Elongation
225.1°
Distance
387,052 km
Distance (mi)
240,503 mi
Apparent size
30.9′
Constellation
Pisces
Libration lat
2.9° S
Libration lon
5.9° 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
London21:5903:3909:4635.6°
New York22:0303:4309:5647.8°
Chicago21:5703:3909:5346.9°
Denver22:0903:5110:0549.3°
Los Angeles22:0603:4510:0055.3°
Mexico City21:5303:2609:3869.8°
São Paulo21:2902:5009:0067.4°
Berlin22:0403:4309:4834.4°

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 4 days
New Moon12 August 202617:37in 10 days
First Quarter20 August 202602:46in 18 days
Full Moon28 August 202604:19in 26 days