Daily Moon Almanac for Alamogordo, New Mexico
Monday   08/17/2026
11:36 am
MOONRISE		 05:06 pm
APEX (Transit)		 10:30 pm
MOONSET
28.8%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 245,465
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Alamogordo, New Mexico - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:12 am 09:09 am 09:50 pm 241,662Waning Gibbous 92.9%
203:55 am 10:09 am 10:17 pm 238,656Waning Gibbous 86.4%
304:39 am 11:10 am 10:45 pm 235,622Waning Gibbous 78.2%
405:25 am 12:14 pm 11:17 pm 232,729Waning Gibbous 68.4%
506:14 am 01:21 pm 11:54 pm 230,147 Last Quarter
08:21 pm 		50.0%
607:08 am 02:30 pm 228,043Last Quarter 45.9%
712:38 am 08:07 am 03:41 pm 226,562Waning Crescent 34.2%
801:32 am 09:10 am 04:49 pm 225,817Waning Crescent 23.2%
902:36 am 10:15 am 05:51 pm 225,875Waning Crescent 13.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:47 am 11:19 am 06:43 pm 226,739Waning Crescent 6.2%
1105:01 am 12:19 pm 07:26 pm 228,355Waning Crescent 1.6%
1206:14 am 01:14 pm 08:03 pm 230,610 New Moon
11:36 am 		0.0%
1307:24 am 02:04 pm 08:35 pm 233,351Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:30 am 02:52 pm 09:04 pm 236,396Waxing Crescent 5.5%
1509:34 am 03:37 pm 09:32 pm 239,554Waxing Crescent 11.8%
1610:35 am 04:21 pm 10:00 pm 242,635Waxing Crescent 19.7%
1711:36 am 05:06 pm 10:30 pm 245,465Waxing Crescent 28.8%
1812:37 pm 05:52 pm 11:03 pm 247,901First Quarter 38.5%
1901:37 pm 06:40 pm 11:39 pm 249,828 First Quarter
08:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:35 pm 07:30 pm 251,166Waxing Gibbous 58.2%
2112:22 am 03:31 pm 08:21 pm 251,865Waxing Gibbous 67.7%
2201:10 am 04:23 pm 09:12 pm 251,904Waxing Gibbous 76.5%
2302:03 am 05:09 pm 10:03 pm 251,288Waxing Gibbous 84.3%
2403:00 am 05:50 pm 10:53 pm 250,046Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
2503:59 am 06:26 pm 11:40 pm 248,233Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
2605:00 am 06:57 pm 247,143Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
2712:26 am 06:01 am 07:26 pm 245,928 Full Moon
10:18 pm 		100.0%
2801:10 am 07:01 am 07:53 pm 243,236Full Moon 100.0%
2901:53 am 08:01 am 08:21 pm 240,285Full Moon 98.8%
3002:37 am 09:03 am 08:49 pm 237,228Waning Gibbous 95.2%
3103:23 am 10:07 am 09:19 pm 234,230Waning Gibbous 89.3%
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 28.8% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will increase in illumination.
The moon is drifting away from the Earth at 1.5 inches per year.
The moon is not round and is shaped more like an egg.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:12 am
Set: 09:09 am
Rise: 09:50 pm
Illumination: 92.9%
Distance: 241,662
2
August 2
Apex: 03:55 am
Set: 10:09 am
Rise: 10:17 pm
Illumination: 86.4%
Distance: 238,656
3
August 3
Apex: 04:39 am
Set: 11:10 am
Rise: 10:45 pm
Illumination: 78.2%
Distance: 235,622
4
August 4
Apex: 05:25 am
Set: 12:14 pm
Rise: 11:17 pm
Illumination: 68.4%
Distance: 232,729
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:14 am
Set: 01:21 pm
Last Qtr: 08:21 pm
Rise: 11:54 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,147
6
August 6
Apex: 07:08 am
Set: 02:30 pm
Illumination: 45.9%
Distance: 228,043
7
August 7
Rise: 12:38 am
Apex: 08:07 am
Set: 03:41 pm
Illumination: 34.2%
Distance: 226,562
8
August 8
Rise: 01:32 am
Apex: 09:10 am
Set: 04:49 pm
Illumination: 23.2%
Distance: 225,817
9
August 9
Rise: 02:36 am
Apex: 10:15 am
Set: 05:51 pm
Illumination: 13.6%
Distance: 225,875
10
August 10
Rise: 03:47 am
Apex: 11:19 am
Set: 06:43 pm
Illumination: 6.2%
Distance: 226,739
11
August 11
Rise: 05:01 am
Apex: 12:19 pm
Set: 07:26 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,355
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:14 am
New Moon: 11:36 am
Apex: 01:14 pm
Set: 08:03 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,610
13
August 13
Rise: 07:24 am
Apex: 02:04 pm
Set: 08:35 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,351
14
August 14
Rise: 08:30 am
Apex: 02:52 pm
Set: 09:04 pm
Illumination: 5.5%
Distance: 236,396
15
August 15
Rise: 09:34 am
Apex: 03:37 pm
Set: 09:32 pm
Illumination: 11.8%
Distance: 239,554
16
August 16
Rise: 10:35 am
Apex: 04:21 pm
Set: 10:00 pm
Illumination: 19.7%
Distance: 242,635
17
August 17
Rise: 11:36 am
Apex: 05:06 pm
Set: 10:30 pm
Illumination: 28.8%
Distance: 245,465
18
August 18
Rise: 12:37 pm
Apex: 05:52 pm
Set: 11:03 pm
Illumination: 38.5%
Distance: 247,901
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:37 pm
Apex: 06:40 pm
First Qtr: 08:46 pm
Set: 11:39 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,828
20
August 20
Rise: 02:35 pm
Apex: 07:30 pm
Illumination: 58.2%
Distance: 251,166
21
August 21
Set: 12:22 am
Rise: 03:31 pm
Apex: 08:21 pm
Illumination: 67.7%
Distance: 251,865
22
August 22
Set: 01:10 am
Rise: 04:23 pm
Apex: 09:12 pm
Illumination: 76.5%
Distance: 251,904
23
August 23
Set: 02:03 am
Rise: 05:09 pm
Apex: 10:03 pm
Illumination: 84.3%
Distance: 251,288
24
August 24
Set: 03:00 am
Rise: 05:50 pm
Apex: 10:53 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 250,046
25
August 25
Set: 03:59 am
Rise: 06:26 pm
Apex: 11:40 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 248,233
26
August 26
Set: 05:00 am
Rise: 06:57 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 247,143
27
August 27
Apex: 12:26 am
Set: 06:01 am
Rise: 07:26 pm
Full Moon: 10:18 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 245,928
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Apex: 01:10 am
Set: 07:01 am
Rise: 07:53 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 243,236
29
August 29
Apex: 01:53 am
Set: 08:01 am
Rise: 08:21 pm
Illumination: 98.8%
Distance: 240,285
30
August 30
Apex: 02:37 am
Set: 09:03 am
Rise: 08:49 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 237,228
31
August 31
Apex: 03:23 am
Set: 10:07 am
Rise: 09:19 pm
Illumination: 89.3%
Distance: 234,230