Daily Moon Almanac for San Marcos, Texas
Sunday   08/16/2026
10:59 am
MOONRISE		 04:48 pm
APEX (Transit)		 10:30 pm
MOONSET
19.9%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 242,688
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
San Marcos, Texas - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:39 am 09:37 am 10:16 pm 241,609Waning Gibbous 92.8%
204:22 am 10:35 am 10:45 pm 238,602Waning Gibbous 86.3%
305:05 am 11:34 am 11:15 pm 235,569Waning Gibbous 78.0%
405:51 am 12:36 pm 11:48 pm 232,680Waning Gibbous 68.2%
506:40 am 01:40 pm 230,105 Last Quarter
09:21 pm 		50.0%
612:27 am 07:34 am 02:49 pm 228,011Last Quarter 45.7%
701:13 am 08:33 am 03:58 pm 226,542Waning Crescent 34.0%
802:07 am 09:36 am 05:06 pm 225,812Waning Crescent 23.0%
903:11 am 10:41 am 06:08 pm 225,883Waning Crescent 13.5%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1004:21 am 11:45 am 07:02 pm 226,761Waning Crescent 6.1%
1105:34 am 12:45 pm 07:47 pm 228,389Waning Crescent 1.5%
1206:45 am 01:40 pm 08:26 pm 230,655 New Moon
12:36 pm 		0.0%
1307:53 am 02:31 pm 08:59 pm 233,403Waxing Crescent 1.5%
1408:57 am 03:18 pm 09:31 pm 236,452Waxing Crescent 5.6%
1509:59 am 04:03 pm 10:00 pm 239,610Waxing Crescent 11.9%
1610:59 am 04:48 pm 10:30 pm 242,688Waxing Crescent 19.9%
1711:58 am 05:33 pm 11:02 pm 245,513Waxing Crescent 28.9%
1812:57 pm 06:19 pm 11:36 pm 247,940First Quarter 38.6%
1901:55 pm 07:07 pm 249,857 First Quarter
09:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:14 am 02:53 pm 07:56 pm 251,184Waxing Gibbous 58.4%
2112:57 am 03:48 pm 08:47 pm 251,871Waxing Gibbous 67.9%
2201:45 am 04:40 pm 09:39 pm 251,899Waxing Gibbous 76.6%
2302:38 am 05:27 pm 10:29 pm 251,271Waxing Gibbous 84.4%
2403:35 am 06:09 pm 11:19 pm 250,019Waxing Gibbous 91.0%
2504:33 am 06:46 pm 249,179Waxing Gibbous 93.6%
2612:06 am 05:32 am 07:19 pm 248,196Waxing Gibbous 95.9%
2712:52 am 06:31 am 07:50 pm 245,883 Full Moon
11:18 pm 		100.0%
2801:36 am 07:29 am 08:19 pm 243,185Full Moon 100.0%
2902:20 am 08:28 am 08:48 pm 240,231Full Moon 98.7%
3003:04 am 09:28 am 09:18 pm 237,174Waning Gibbous 95.1%
3103:49 am 10:29 am 09:50 pm 234,178Waning Gibbous 89.1%
Did you know?
 This full moon on the 27th is known as the Full Sturgeon Moon.
The moon phase for today is Waxing Crescent.
The moon is 19.9% 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: 03:39 am
Set: 09:37 am
Rise: 10:16 pm
Illumination: 92.8%
Distance: 241,609
2
August 2
Apex: 04:22 am
Set: 10:35 am
Rise: 10:45 pm
Illumination: 86.3%
Distance: 238,602
3
August 3
Apex: 05:05 am
Set: 11:34 am
Rise: 11:15 pm
Illumination: 78.0%
Distance: 235,569
4
August 4
Apex: 05:51 am
Set: 12:36 pm
Rise: 11:48 pm
Illumination: 68.2%
Distance: 232,680
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:40 am
Set: 01:40 pm
Last Qtr: 09:21 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,105
6
August 6
Rise: 12:27 am
Apex: 07:34 am
Set: 02:49 pm
Illumination: 45.7%
Distance: 228,011
7
August 7
Rise: 01:13 am
Apex: 08:33 am
Set: 03:58 pm
Illumination: 34.0%
Distance: 226,542
8
August 8
Rise: 02:07 am
Apex: 09:36 am
Set: 05:06 pm
Illumination: 23.0%
Distance: 225,812
9
August 9
Rise: 03:11 am
Apex: 10:41 am
Set: 06:08 pm
Illumination: 13.5%
Distance: 225,883
10
August 10
Rise: 04:21 am
Apex: 11:45 am
Set: 07:02 pm
Illumination: 6.1%
Distance: 226,761
11
August 11
Rise: 05:34 am
Apex: 12:45 pm
Set: 07:47 pm
Illumination: 1.5%
Distance: 228,389
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:45 am
New Moon: 12:36 pm
Apex: 01:40 pm
Set: 08:26 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,655
13
August 13
Rise: 07:53 am
Apex: 02:31 pm
Set: 08:59 pm
Illumination: 1.5%
Distance: 233,403
14
August 14
Rise: 08:57 am
Apex: 03:18 pm
Set: 09:31 pm
Illumination: 5.6%
Distance: 236,452
15
August 15
Rise: 09:59 am
Apex: 04:03 pm
Set: 10:00 pm
Illumination: 11.9%
Distance: 239,610
16
August 16
Rise: 10:59 am
Apex: 04:48 pm
Set: 10:30 pm
Illumination: 19.9%
Distance: 242,688
17
August 17
Rise: 11:58 am
Apex: 05:33 pm
Set: 11:02 pm
Illumination: 28.9%
Distance: 245,513
18
August 18
Rise: 12:57 pm
Apex: 06:19 pm
Set: 11:36 pm
Illumination: 38.6%
Distance: 247,940
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:55 pm
Apex: 07:07 pm
First Qtr: 09:46 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,857
20
August 20
Set: 12:14 am
Rise: 02:53 pm
Apex: 07:56 pm
Illumination: 58.4%
Distance: 251,184
21
August 21
Set: 12:57 am
Rise: 03:48 pm
Apex: 08:47 pm
Illumination: 67.9%
Distance: 251,871
22
August 22
Set: 01:45 am
Rise: 04:40 pm
Apex: 09:39 pm
Illumination: 76.6%
Distance: 251,899
23
August 23
Set: 02:38 am
Rise: 05:27 pm
Apex: 10:29 pm
Illumination: 84.4%
Distance: 251,271
24
August 24
Set: 03:35 am
Rise: 06:09 pm
Apex: 11:19 pm
Illumination: 91.0%
Distance: 250,019
25
August 25
Set: 04:33 am
Rise: 06:46 pm
Illumination: 93.6%
Distance: 249,179
26
August 26
Apex: 12:06 am
Set: 05:32 am
Rise: 07:19 pm
Illumination: 95.9%
Distance: 248,196
27
August 27
Apex: 12:52 am
Set: 06:31 am
Rise: 07:50 pm
Full Moon: 11:18 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 245,883
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Apex: 01:36 am
Set: 07:29 am
Rise: 08:19 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 243,185
29
August 29
Apex: 02:20 am
Set: 08:28 am
Rise: 08:48 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 240,231
30
August 30
Apex: 03:04 am
Set: 09:28 am
Rise: 09:18 pm
Illumination: 95.1%
Distance: 237,174
31
August 31
Apex: 03:49 am
Set: 10:29 am
Rise: 09:50 pm
Illumination: 89.1%
Distance: 234,178