August 2026 · Thursday · 42 days ago
6 August 2026
Last Quarter
46% illuminated and waning, 23.1 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 6 August 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Illumination
- 45.6%
- Lunar age
- 23.1 days
- Elongation
- 275.2°
- Distance
- 371,865 km
- Distance (mi)
- 231,066 mi
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Libration lat
- 6.6° S
- Libration lon
- 4.6° W
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 23:08 | 06:47 | 15:13 | 59.4° |
| New York | 00:00 +1 | 06:54 | 14:39 | 71.3° |
| Chicago | 23:52 | 06:51 | 14:41 | 70.3° |
| Denver | 00:11 +1 | 07:03 | 14:46 | 72.7° |
| Los Angeles | 00:25 +1 | 06:58 | 14:25 | 78.6° |
| Mexico City | 00:43 +1 | 06:39 | 13:29 | 86.7° |
| São Paulo | 00:27 | 06:00 | 11:30 | 43.8° |
| Berlin | 23:07 | 06:51 | 15:22 | 58.2° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Moon | 12 August 2026 | 17:37 | in 6 days |
| First Quarter | 20 August 2026 | 02:46 | in 14 days |
| Full Moon | 28 August 2026 | 04:19 | in 22 days |
| Last Quarter | 4 September 2026 | 07:51 | in 29 days |