Daily Moon Almanac for Houston, Texas
Saturday   08/08/2026
01:57 am
MOONRISE		 09:25 am
APEX (Transit)		 04:55 pm
MOONSET
23.1%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 225,814
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Houston, Texas - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:29 am 09:26 am 10:06 pm 241,630Waning Gibbous 92.8%
204:11 am 10:24 am 10:35 pm 238,623Waning Gibbous 86.4%
304:55 am 11:24 am 11:05 pm 235,590Waning Gibbous 78.1%
405:41 am 12:25 pm 11:38 pm 232,699Waning Gibbous 68.3%
506:30 am 01:30 pm 230,122 Last Quarter
09:21 pm 		50.0%
612:16 am 07:23 am 02:38 pm 228,024Last Quarter 45.7%
701:02 am 08:22 am 03:48 pm 226,550Waning Crescent 34.1%
801:57 am 09:25 am 04:55 pm 225,814Waning Crescent 23.1%
903:00 am 10:30 am 05:58 pm 225,880Waning Crescent 13.5%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1004:11 am 11:34 am 06:51 pm 226,752Waning Crescent 6.2%
1105:23 am 12:34 pm 07:37 pm 228,376Waning Crescent 1.6%
1206:35 am 01:30 pm 08:16 pm 230,637 New Moon
12:36 pm 		0.0%
1307:43 am 02:20 pm 08:49 pm 233,382Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:47 am 03:08 pm 09:20 pm 236,430Waxing Crescent 5.6%
1509:49 am 03:53 pm 09:50 pm 239,588Waxing Crescent 11.9%
1610:48 am 04:38 pm 10:20 pm 242,667Waxing Crescent 19.8%
1711:47 am 05:22 pm 10:51 pm 245,494Waxing Crescent 28.9%
1812:46 pm 06:08 pm 11:25 pm 247,925First Quarter 38.6%
1901:45 pm 06:56 pm 249,846 First Quarter
09:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:04 am 02:42 pm 07:46 pm 251,177Waxing Gibbous 58.3%
2112:47 am 03:38 pm 08:37 pm 251,869Waxing Gibbous 67.8%
2201:35 am 04:30 pm 09:28 pm 251,901Waxing Gibbous 76.6%
2302:28 am 05:17 pm 10:19 pm 251,278Waxing Gibbous 84.4%
2403:24 am 05:59 pm 11:08 pm 250,030Waxing Gibbous 90.9%
2504:22 am 06:36 pm 11:56 pm 248,211Waxing Gibbous 95.9%
2605:21 am 07:09 pm 247,117Waxing Gibbous 97.7%
2712:42 am 06:20 am 07:40 pm 245,901 Full Moon
11:18 pm 		100.0%
2801:26 am 07:19 am 08:09 pm 243,205Full Moon 100.0%
2902:09 am 08:17 am 08:38 pm 240,253Full Moon 98.7%
3002:53 am 09:17 am 09:08 pm 237,195Waning Gibbous 95.1%
3103:39 am 10:19 am 09:40 pm 234,199Waning Gibbous 89.2%
Did you know?
 This full moon on the 27th is known as the Full Sturgeon Moon.
The moon phase for today is Waning Crescent.
The moon is 23.1% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will decrease in illumination.
The moon always shows Earth the same face


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:29 am
Set: 09:26 am
Rise: 10:06 pm
Illumination: 92.8%
Distance: 241,630
2
August 2
Apex: 04:11 am
Set: 10:24 am
Rise: 10:35 pm
Illumination: 86.4%
Distance: 238,623
3
August 3
Apex: 04:55 am
Set: 11:24 am
Rise: 11:05 pm
Illumination: 78.1%
Distance: 235,590
4
August 4
Apex: 05:41 am
Set: 12:25 pm
Rise: 11:38 pm
Illumination: 68.3%
Distance: 232,699
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:30 am
Set: 01:30 pm
Last Qtr: 09:21 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,122
6
August 6
Rise: 12:16 am
Apex: 07:23 am
Set: 02:38 pm
Illumination: 45.7%
Distance: 228,024
7
August 7
Rise: 01:02 am
Apex: 08:22 am
Set: 03:48 pm
Illumination: 34.1%
Distance: 226,550
8
August 8
Rise: 01:57 am
Apex: 09:25 am
Set: 04:55 pm
Illumination: 23.1%
Distance: 225,814
9
August 9
Rise: 03:00 am
Apex: 10:30 am
Set: 05:58 pm
Illumination: 13.5%
Distance: 225,880
10
August 10
Rise: 04:11 am
Apex: 11:34 am
Set: 06:51 pm
Illumination: 6.2%
Distance: 226,752
11
August 11
Rise: 05:23 am
Apex: 12:34 pm
Set: 07:37 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,376
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:35 am
New Moon: 12:36 pm
Apex: 01:30 pm
Set: 08:16 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,637
13
August 13
Rise: 07:43 am
Apex: 02:20 pm
Set: 08:49 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,382
14
August 14
Rise: 08:47 am
Apex: 03:08 pm
Set: 09:20 pm
Illumination: 5.6%
Distance: 236,430
15
August 15
Rise: 09:49 am
Apex: 03:53 pm
Set: 09:50 pm
Illumination: 11.9%
Distance: 239,588
16
August 16
Rise: 10:48 am
Apex: 04:38 pm
Set: 10:20 pm
Illumination: 19.8%
Distance: 242,667
17
August 17
Rise: 11:47 am
Apex: 05:22 pm
Set: 10:51 pm
Illumination: 28.9%
Distance: 245,494
18
August 18
Rise: 12:46 pm
Apex: 06:08 pm
Set: 11:25 pm
Illumination: 38.6%
Distance: 247,925
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:45 pm
Apex: 06:56 pm
First Qtr: 09:46 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,846
20
August 20
Set: 12:04 am
Rise: 02:42 pm
Apex: 07:46 pm
Illumination: 58.3%
Distance: 251,177
21
August 21
Set: 12:47 am
Rise: 03:38 pm
Apex: 08:37 pm
Illumination: 67.8%
Distance: 251,869
22
August 22
Set: 01:35 am
Rise: 04:30 pm
Apex: 09:28 pm
Illumination: 76.6%
Distance: 251,901
23
August 23
Set: 02:28 am
Rise: 05:17 pm
Apex: 10:19 pm
Illumination: 84.4%
Distance: 251,278
24
August 24
Set: 03:24 am
Rise: 05:59 pm
Apex: 11:08 pm
Illumination: 90.9%
Distance: 250,030
25
August 25
Set: 04:22 am
Rise: 06:36 pm
Apex: 11:56 pm
Illumination: 95.9%
Distance: 248,211
26
August 26
Set: 05:21 am
Rise: 07:09 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 247,117
27
August 27
Apex: 12:42 am
Set: 06:20 am
Rise: 07:40 pm
Full Moon: 11:18 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 245,901
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Apex: 01:26 am
Set: 07:19 am
Rise: 08:09 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 243,205
29
August 29
Apex: 02:09 am
Set: 08:17 am
Rise: 08:38 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 240,253
30
August 30
Apex: 02:53 am
Set: 09:17 am
Rise: 09:08 pm
Illumination: 95.1%
Distance: 237,195
31
August 31
Apex: 03:39 am
Set: 10:19 am
Rise: 09:40 pm
Illumination: 89.2%
Distance: 234,199