MoonPhases

August 2026 · Saturday · 33 days ago

15 August 2026

Waxing Crescent

10% illuminated and waxing, 2.8 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 15 August 2026: Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated

Ephemeris for 15 August 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
9.6%
Lunar age
2.8 days
Elongation
36.0°
Distance
379,722 km
Distance (mi)
235,948 mi
Apparent size
31.5′
Constellation
Virgo
Libration lat
3.3° N
Libration lon
6.2° E

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
London09:1415:2021:0935.3°
New York09:2215:2421:1644.9°
Chicago09:1915:2121:1143.4°
Denver09:3115:3221:2345.3°
Los Angeles09:2515:2721:2050.8°
Mexico City09:0115:0821:1066.0°
São Paulo08:1814:3220:5169.4°
Berlin09:1715:2421:1434.5°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
First Quarter20 August 202602:46in 5 days
Full Moon28 August 202604:19in 13 days
Last Quarter4 September 202607:51in 20 days
New Moon11 September 202603:27in 27 days