Daily Moon Almanac for Silver City, New Mexico
Wednesday   08/19/2026
01:45 pm
MOONRISE		 06:49 pm
APEX (Transit)		 11:49 pm
MOONSET
48.4%
Illumination at Apex		 First Quarter
Moon Phase		 249,838
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Silver City, New Mexico - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:21 am 09:18 am 09:59 pm 241,644Waning Gibbous 92.8%
204:04 am 10:18 am 10:26 pm 238,638Waning Gibbous 86.4%
304:48 am 11:19 am 10:54 pm 235,604Waning Gibbous 78.1%
405:34 am 12:22 pm 11:26 pm 232,712Waning Gibbous 68.3%
506:23 am 01:29 pm 230,133 Last Quarter
08:21 pm 		50.0%
612:03 am 07:17 am 02:39 pm 228,032Last Quarter 45.8%
712:48 am 08:16 am 03:50 pm 226,555Waning Crescent 34.1%
801:42 am 09:19 am 04:58 pm 225,815Waning Crescent 23.1%
902:45 am 10:24 am 05:59 pm 225,878Waning Crescent 13.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:57 am 11:28 am 06:51 pm 226,747Waning Crescent 6.2%
1105:11 am 12:28 pm 07:35 pm 228,367Waning Crescent 1.6%
1206:24 am 01:23 pm 08:12 pm 230,625 New Moon
11:36 am 		0.0%
1307:33 am 02:13 pm 08:44 pm 233,368Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:39 am 03:01 pm 09:13 pm 236,415Waxing Crescent 5.5%
1509:43 am 03:46 pm 09:41 pm 239,573Waxing Crescent 11.9%
1610:44 am 04:30 pm 10:09 pm 242,652Waxing Crescent 19.8%
1711:45 am 05:15 pm 10:39 pm 245,481Waxing Crescent 28.8%
1812:45 pm 06:01 pm 11:12 pm 247,914First Quarter 38.5%
1901:45 pm 06:49 pm 11:49 pm 249,838 First Quarter
08:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:44 pm 07:39 pm 251,172Waxing Gibbous 58.3%
2112:31 am 03:40 pm 08:30 pm 251,867Waxing Gibbous 67.8%
2201:19 am 04:31 pm 09:21 pm 251,902Waxing Gibbous 76.5%
2302:12 am 05:17 pm 10:12 pm 251,282Waxing Gibbous 84.3%
2403:10 am 05:58 pm 11:01 pm 250,037Waxing Gibbous 90.9%
2504:09 am 06:34 pm 11:49 pm 248,221Waxing Gibbous 95.9%
2605:10 am 07:06 pm 247,129Waxing Gibbous 97.7%
2712:35 am 06:10 am 07:35 pm 245,913 Full Moon
10:18 pm 		100.0%
2801:19 am 07:10 am 08:02 pm 243,219Full Moon 100.0%
2902:02 am 08:11 am 08:29 pm 240,267Full Moon 98.7%
3002:46 am 09:12 am 08:58 pm 237,210Waning Gibbous 95.1%
3103:32 am 10:15 am 09:29 pm 234,213Waning 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 First Quarter which occurs at 08:46 pm.
The moon is 50.0% illuminated today.
The moon is drifting away from the Earth at 1.5 inches per year.
Temperatures on the moon range from 253° F to -387° F.
There have been 12 Apollo astronauts to walk on the surface of the moon.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:21 am
Set: 09:18 am
Rise: 09:59 pm
Illumination: 92.8%
Distance: 241,644
2
August 2
Apex: 04:04 am
Set: 10:18 am
Rise: 10:26 pm
Illumination: 86.4%
Distance: 238,638
3
August 3
Apex: 04:48 am
Set: 11:19 am
Rise: 10:54 pm
Illumination: 78.1%
Distance: 235,604
4
August 4
Apex: 05:34 am
Set: 12:22 pm
Rise: 11:26 pm
Illumination: 68.3%
Distance: 232,712
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:23 am
Set: 01:29 pm
Last Qtr: 08:21 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,133
6
August 6
Rise: 12:03 am
Apex: 07:17 am
Set: 02:39 pm
Illumination: 45.8%
Distance: 228,032
7
August 7
Rise: 12:48 am
Apex: 08:16 am
Set: 03:50 pm
Illumination: 34.1%
Distance: 226,555
8
August 8
Rise: 01:42 am
Apex: 09:19 am
Set: 04:58 pm
Illumination: 23.1%
Distance: 225,815
9
August 9
Rise: 02:45 am
Apex: 10:24 am
Set: 05:59 pm
Illumination: 13.6%
Distance: 225,878
10
August 10
Rise: 03:57 am
Apex: 11:28 am
Set: 06:51 pm
Illumination: 6.2%
Distance: 226,747
11
August 11
Rise: 05:11 am
Apex: 12:28 pm
Set: 07:35 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,367
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:24 am
New Moon: 11:36 am
Apex: 01:23 pm
Set: 08:12 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,625
13
August 13
Rise: 07:33 am
Apex: 02:13 pm
Set: 08:44 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,368
14
August 14
Rise: 08:39 am
Apex: 03:01 pm
Set: 09:13 pm
Illumination: 5.5%
Distance: 236,415
15
August 15
Rise: 09:43 am
Apex: 03:46 pm
Set: 09:41 pm
Illumination: 11.9%
Distance: 239,573
16
August 16
Rise: 10:44 am
Apex: 04:30 pm
Set: 10:09 pm
Illumination: 19.8%
Distance: 242,652
17
August 17
Rise: 11:45 am
Apex: 05:15 pm
Set: 10:39 pm
Illumination: 28.8%
Distance: 245,481
18
August 18
Rise: 12:45 pm
Apex: 06:01 pm
Set: 11:12 pm
Illumination: 38.5%
Distance: 247,914
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:45 pm
Apex: 06:49 pm
First Qtr: 08:46 pm
Set: 11:49 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,838
20
August 20
Rise: 02:44 pm
Apex: 07:39 pm
Illumination: 58.3%
Distance: 251,172
21
August 21
Set: 12:31 am
Rise: 03:40 pm
Apex: 08:30 pm
Illumination: 67.8%
Distance: 251,867
22
August 22
Set: 01:19 am
Rise: 04:31 pm
Apex: 09:21 pm
Illumination: 76.5%
Distance: 251,902
23
August 23
Set: 02:12 am
Rise: 05:17 pm
Apex: 10:12 pm
Illumination: 84.3%
Distance: 251,282
24
August 24
Set: 03:10 am
Rise: 05:58 pm
Apex: 11:01 pm
Illumination: 90.9%
Distance: 250,037
25
August 25
Set: 04:09 am
Rise: 06:34 pm
Apex: 11:49 pm
Illumination: 95.9%
Distance: 248,221
26
August 26
Set: 05:10 am
Rise: 07:06 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 247,129
27
August 27
Apex: 12:35 am
Set: 06:10 am
Rise: 07:35 pm
Full Moon: 10:18 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 245,913
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Apex: 01:19 am
Set: 07:10 am
Rise: 08:02 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 243,219
29
August 29
Apex: 02:02 am
Set: 08:11 am
Rise: 08:29 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 240,267
30
August 30
Apex: 02:46 am
Set: 09:12 am
Rise: 08:58 pm
Illumination: 95.1%
Distance: 237,210
31
August 31
Apex: 03:32 am
Set: 10:15 am
Rise: 09:29 pm
Illumination: 89.2%
Distance: 234,213