Daily Moon Almanac for Lakeland Arpt, Florida
Monday   08/17/2026
11:49 am
MOONRISE		 05:27 pm
APEX (Transit)		 11:00 pm
MOONSET
28.9%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 245,503
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Lakeland Arpt, Florida - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:34 am 09:32 am 10:11 pm 241,620Waning Gibbous 92.8%
204:17 am 10:29 am 10:41 pm 238,612Waning Gibbous 86.3%
305:00 am 11:27 am 11:12 pm 235,580Waning Gibbous 78.1%
405:46 am 12:27 pm 11:46 pm 232,690Waning Gibbous 68.3%
506:35 am 01:31 pm 230,114 Last Quarter
10:21 pm 		50.0%
612:26 am 07:28 am 02:38 pm 228,018Last Quarter 45.7%
701:12 am 08:27 am 03:46 pm 226,547Waning Crescent 34.0%
802:07 am 09:30 am 04:54 pm 225,813Waning Crescent 23.1%
903:11 am 10:35 am 05:56 pm 225,881Waning Crescent 13.5%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1004:20 am 11:39 am 06:51 pm 226,756Waning Crescent 6.1%
1105:32 am 12:39 pm 07:38 pm 228,382Waning Crescent 1.5%
1206:42 am 01:34 pm 08:18 pm 230,645 New Moon
01:36 pm 		0.0%
1307:49 am 02:25 pm 08:54 pm 233,392Waxing Crescent 1.5%
1408:52 am 03:13 pm 09:26 pm 236,441Waxing Crescent 5.6%
1509:53 am 03:58 pm 09:57 pm 239,599Waxing Crescent 11.9%
1610:51 am 04:43 pm 10:28 pm 242,677Waxing Crescent 19.9%
1711:49 am 05:27 pm 11:00 pm 245,503Waxing Crescent 28.9%
1812:47 pm 06:13 pm 11:35 pm 247,932First Quarter 38.6%
1901:45 pm 07:01 pm 249,851 First Quarter
10:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:14 am 02:42 pm 07:51 pm 251,180Waxing Gibbous 58.4%
2112:57 am 03:37 pm 08:41 pm 251,870Waxing Gibbous 67.8%
2201:46 am 04:29 pm 09:33 pm 251,900Waxing Gibbous 76.6%
2302:38 am 05:16 pm 10:24 pm 251,275Waxing Gibbous 84.4%
2403:34 am 05:59 pm 11:13 pm 250,025Waxing Gibbous 90.9%
2504:32 am 06:37 pm 249,185Waxing Gibbous 93.6%
2612:01 am 05:30 am 07:12 pm 248,204Waxing Gibbous 95.9%
2712:47 am 06:27 am 07:44 pm 245,892Full Moon 99.0%
2801:31 am 07:25 am 08:14 pm 243,195 Full Moon
12:18 am 		100.0%
2902:15 am 08:22 am 08:44 pm 240,242Full Moon 98.7%
3002:59 am 09:21 am 09:15 pm 237,185Waning Gibbous 95.1%
3103:44 am 10:21 am 09:48 pm 234,189Waning Gibbous 89.2%
Did you know?
 This full moon on the 28th is known as the Full Sturgeon Moon.
The moon phase for today is Waxing Crescent.
The moon is 28.9% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will increase in illumination.
In 1835, the New York Sun published a series of fake articles about
   aliens living on the moon.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:34 am
Set: 09:32 am
Rise: 10:11 pm
Illumination: 92.8%
Distance: 241,620
2
August 2
Apex: 04:17 am
Set: 10:29 am
Rise: 10:41 pm
Illumination: 86.3%
Distance: 238,612
3
August 3
Apex: 05:00 am
Set: 11:27 am
Rise: 11:12 pm
Illumination: 78.1%
Distance: 235,580
4
August 4
Apex: 05:46 am
Set: 12:27 pm
Rise: 11:46 pm
Illumination: 68.3%
Distance: 232,690
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:35 am
Set: 01:31 pm
Last Qtr: 10:21 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,114
6
August 6
Rise: 12:26 am
Apex: 07:28 am
Set: 02:38 pm
Illumination: 45.7%
Distance: 228,018
7
August 7
Rise: 01:12 am
Apex: 08:27 am
Set: 03:46 pm
Illumination: 34.0%
Distance: 226,547
8
August 8
Rise: 02:07 am
Apex: 09:30 am
Set: 04:54 pm
Illumination: 23.1%
Distance: 225,813
9
August 9
Rise: 03:11 am
Apex: 10:35 am
Set: 05:56 pm
Illumination: 13.5%
Distance: 225,881
10
August 10
Rise: 04:20 am
Apex: 11:39 am
Set: 06:51 pm
Illumination: 6.1%
Distance: 226,756
11
August 11
Rise: 05:32 am
Apex: 12:39 pm
Set: 07:38 pm
Illumination: 1.5%
Distance: 228,382
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:42 am
Apex: 01:34 pm
New Moon: 01:36 pm
Set: 08:18 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,645
13
August 13
Rise: 07:49 am
Apex: 02:25 pm
Set: 08:54 pm
Illumination: 1.5%
Distance: 233,392
14
August 14
Rise: 08:52 am
Apex: 03:13 pm
Set: 09:26 pm
Illumination: 5.6%
Distance: 236,441
15
August 15
Rise: 09:53 am
Apex: 03:58 pm
Set: 09:57 pm
Illumination: 11.9%
Distance: 239,599
16
August 16
Rise: 10:51 am
Apex: 04:43 pm
Set: 10:28 pm
Illumination: 19.9%
Distance: 242,677
17
August 17
Rise: 11:49 am
Apex: 05:27 pm
Set: 11:00 pm
Illumination: 28.9%
Distance: 245,503
18
August 18
Rise: 12:47 pm
Apex: 06:13 pm
Set: 11:35 pm
Illumination: 38.6%
Distance: 247,932
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:45 pm
Apex: 07:01 pm
First Qtr: 10:46 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,851
20
August 20
Set: 12:14 am
Rise: 02:42 pm
Apex: 07:51 pm
Illumination: 58.4%
Distance: 251,180
21
August 21
Set: 12:57 am
Rise: 03:37 pm
Apex: 08:41 pm
Illumination: 67.8%
Distance: 251,870
22
August 22
Set: 01:46 am
Rise: 04:29 pm
Apex: 09:33 pm
Illumination: 76.6%
Distance: 251,900
23
August 23
Set: 02:38 am
Rise: 05:16 pm
Apex: 10:24 pm
Illumination: 84.4%
Distance: 251,275
24
August 24
Set: 03:34 am
Rise: 05:59 pm
Apex: 11:13 pm
Illumination: 90.9%
Distance: 250,025
25
August 25
Set: 04:32 am
Rise: 06:37 pm
Illumination: 93.6%
Distance: 249,185
26
August 26
Apex: 12:01 am
Set: 05:30 am
Rise: 07:12 pm
Illumination: 95.9%
Distance: 248,204
27
August 27
Apex: 12:47 am
Set: 06:27 am
Rise: 07:44 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 245,892
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Full Moon: 12:18 am
Apex: 01:31 am
Set: 07:25 am
Rise: 08:14 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 243,195
29
August 29
Apex: 02:15 am
Set: 08:22 am
Rise: 08:44 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 240,242
30
August 30
Apex: 02:59 am
Set: 09:21 am
Rise: 09:15 pm
Illumination: 95.1%
Distance: 237,185
31
August 31
Apex: 03:44 am
Set: 10:21 am
Rise: 09:48 pm
Illumination: 89.2%
Distance: 234,189