MoonPhases

August 2026 · Saturday · 40 days ago

8 August 2026

Waning Crescent

24% illuminated and waning, 25.1 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 8 August 2026: Waning Crescent, 24% illuminated

Ephemeris for 8 August 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
23.7%
Lunar age
25.1 days
Elongation
302.0°
Distance
365,733 km
Distance (mi)
227,256 mi
Apparent size
32.7′
Constellation
Gemini
Libration lat
6.4° S
Libration lon
2.2° 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
London00:41 +108:4717:5765.8°
New York00:4908:5517:0577.0°
Chicago00:4108:5217:0775.8°
Denver01:0209:0517:1078.0°
Los Angeles01:1809:0016:4483.9°
Mexico City01:4108:4015:4181.3°
São Paulo02:4108:0113:2037.8°
Berlin00:36 +108:5018:0864.7°

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 4 days
First Quarter20 August 202602:46in 12 days
Full Moon28 August 202604:19in 20 days
Last Quarter4 September 202607:51in 27 days