MoonPhases

August 2026 · Friday · 41 days ago

7 August 2026

Waning Crescent

34% illuminated and waning, 24.1 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 7 August 2026: Waning Crescent, 34% illuminated

Ephemeris for 7 August 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
34.3%
Lunar age
24.1 days
Elongation
288.5°
Distance
368,486 km
Distance (mi)
228,966 mi
Apparent size
32.4′
Constellation
Gemini
Libration lat
6.7° S
Libration lon
3.5° 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
London23:4607:4516:3963.4°
New York00:0007:5315:5575.0°
Chicago00:41 +107:4915:5774.0°
Denver00:1108:0216:0176.3°
Los Angeles00:2507:5715:3682.1°
Mexico City00:4307:3714:3583.1°
São Paulo01:3306:5912:2139.9°
Berlin23:4207:4816:4962.3°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
New Moon12 August 202617:37in 5 days
First Quarter20 August 202602:46in 13 days
Full Moon28 August 202604:19in 21 days
Last Quarter4 September 202607:51in 28 days