MoonPhases

August 2026 · Monday · 31 days ago

17 August 2026

Waxing Crescent

25% illuminated and waxing, 4.8 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 17 August 2026: Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated

Ephemeris for 17 August 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
25.3%
Lunar age
4.8 days
Elongation
60.2°
Distance
390,768 km
Distance (mi)
242,812 mi
Apparent size
30.6′
Constellation
Libra
Libration lat
5.6° N
Libration lon
6.0° 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
London11:5016:4921:3523.2°
New York11:3616:5422:0333.0°
Chicago11:3516:5021:5631.6°
Denver11:4417:0222:1133.5°
Los Angeles11:2916:5622:1739.0°
Mexico City10:4916:3722:2354.1°
São Paulo09:2516:0122:4281.5°
Berlin11:5616:5321:3722.4°

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 3 days
Full Moon28 August 202604:19in 11 days
Last Quarter4 September 202607:51in 18 days
New Moon11 September 202603:27in 25 days