Daily Moon Almanac for Roswell, New Mexico
Sunday   08/16/2026
10:30 am
MOONRISE		 04:15 pm
APEX (Transit)		 09:53 pm
MOONSET
19.7%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 242,622
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Roswell, New Mexico - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:06 am 09:03 am 09:44 pm 241,674Waning Gibbous 92.9%
203:49 am 10:03 am 10:11 pm 238,669Waning Gibbous 86.5%
304:33 am 11:04 am 10:39 pm 235,635Waning Gibbous 78.2%
405:19 am 12:08 pm 11:10 pm 232,740Waning Gibbous 68.4%
506:08 am 01:15 pm 11:46 pm 230,157 Last Quarter
08:21 pm 		50.0%
607:02 am 02:25 pm 228,050Last Quarter 45.9%
712:31 am 08:00 am 03:37 pm 226,567Waning Crescent 34.2%
801:24 am 09:04 am 04:45 pm 225,819Waning Crescent 23.2%
902:28 am 10:09 am 05:46 pm 225,873Waning Crescent 13.7%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:39 am 11:12 am 06:38 pm 226,734Waning Crescent 6.3%
1104:54 am 12:12 pm 07:21 pm 228,347Waning Crescent 1.6%
1206:07 am 01:08 pm 07:58 pm 230,600 New Moon
11:36 am 		0.0%
1307:17 am 01:58 pm 08:29 pm 233,339Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:24 am 02:46 pm 08:58 pm 236,384Waxing Crescent 5.5%
1509:28 am 03:31 pm 09:26 pm 239,541Waxing Crescent 11.8%
1610:30 am 04:15 pm 09:53 pm 242,622Waxing Crescent 19.7%
1711:31 am 05:00 pm 10:23 pm 245,455Waxing Crescent 28.7%
1812:32 pm 05:46 pm 10:55 pm 247,892First Quarter 38.4%
1901:32 pm 06:34 pm 11:32 pm 249,821 First Quarter
08:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:31 pm 07:24 pm 251,162Waxing Gibbous 58.2%
2112:14 am 03:27 pm 08:15 pm 251,863Waxing Gibbous 67.7%
2201:02 am 04:18 pm 09:06 pm 251,905Waxing Gibbous 76.5%
2301:55 am 05:05 pm 09:57 pm 251,292Waxing Gibbous 84.3%
2402:53 am 05:45 pm 10:46 pm 250,053Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
2503:52 am 06:21 pm 11:34 pm 248,242Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
2604:53 am 06:52 pm 247,152Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
2712:19 am 05:54 am 07:21 pm 245,939 Full Moon
10:18 pm 		100.0%
2801:04 am 06:54 am 07:48 pm 243,247Full Moon 100.0%
2901:47 am 07:55 am 08:14 pm 240,298Full Moon 98.8%
3002:31 am 08:57 am 08:42 pm 237,241Waning Gibbous 95.2%
3103:17 am 10:01 am 09:13 pm 234,242Waning 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 19.7% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will increase in illumination.
The moon was created by a Mars sized planet striking the earth.
The moon rotates at about 10 miles per hour on its axis.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:06 am
Set: 09:03 am
Rise: 09:44 pm
Illumination: 92.9%
Distance: 241,674
2
August 2
Apex: 03:49 am
Set: 10:03 am
Rise: 10:11 pm
Illumination: 86.5%
Distance: 238,669
3
August 3
Apex: 04:33 am
Set: 11:04 am
Rise: 10:39 pm
Illumination: 78.2%
Distance: 235,635
4
August 4
Apex: 05:19 am
Set: 12:08 pm
Rise: 11:10 pm
Illumination: 68.4%
Distance: 232,740
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:08 am
Set: 01:15 pm
Last Qtr: 08:21 pm
Rise: 11:46 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,157
6
August 6
Apex: 07:02 am
Set: 02:25 pm
Illumination: 45.9%
Distance: 228,050
7
August 7
Rise: 12:31 am
Apex: 08:00 am
Set: 03:37 pm
Illumination: 34.2%
Distance: 226,567
8
August 8
Rise: 01:24 am
Apex: 09:04 am
Set: 04:45 pm
Illumination: 23.2%
Distance: 225,819
9
August 9
Rise: 02:28 am
Apex: 10:09 am
Set: 05:46 pm
Illumination: 13.7%
Distance: 225,873
10
August 10
Rise: 03:39 am
Apex: 11:12 am
Set: 06:38 pm
Illumination: 6.3%
Distance: 226,734
11
August 11
Rise: 04:54 am
Apex: 12:12 pm
Set: 07:21 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,347
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:07 am
New Moon: 11:36 am
Apex: 01:08 pm
Set: 07:58 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,600
13
August 13
Rise: 07:17 am
Apex: 01:58 pm
Set: 08:29 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,339
14
August 14
Rise: 08:24 am
Apex: 02:46 pm
Set: 08:58 pm
Illumination: 5.5%
Distance: 236,384
15
August 15
Rise: 09:28 am
Apex: 03:31 pm
Set: 09:26 pm
Illumination: 11.8%
Distance: 239,541
16
August 16
Rise: 10:30 am
Apex: 04:15 pm
Set: 09:53 pm
Illumination: 19.7%
Distance: 242,622
17
August 17
Rise: 11:31 am
Apex: 05:00 pm
Set: 10:23 pm
Illumination: 28.7%
Distance: 245,455
18
August 18
Rise: 12:32 pm
Apex: 05:46 pm
Set: 10:55 pm
Illumination: 38.4%
Distance: 247,892
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:32 pm
Apex: 06:34 pm
First Qtr: 08:46 pm
Set: 11:32 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,821
20
August 20
Rise: 02:31 pm
Apex: 07:24 pm
Illumination: 58.2%
Distance: 251,162
21
August 21
Set: 12:14 am
Rise: 03:27 pm
Apex: 08:15 pm
Illumination: 67.7%
Distance: 251,863
22
August 22
Set: 01:02 am
Rise: 04:18 pm
Apex: 09:06 pm
Illumination: 76.5%
Distance: 251,905
23
August 23
Set: 01:55 am
Rise: 05:05 pm
Apex: 09:57 pm
Illumination: 84.3%
Distance: 251,292
24
August 24
Set: 02:53 am
Rise: 05:45 pm
Apex: 10:46 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 250,053
25
August 25
Set: 03:52 am
Rise: 06:21 pm
Apex: 11:34 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 248,242
26
August 26
Set: 04:53 am
Rise: 06:52 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 247,152
27
August 27
Apex: 12:19 am
Set: 05:54 am
Rise: 07:21 pm
Full Moon: 10:18 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 245,939
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Apex: 01:04 am
Set: 06:54 am
Rise: 07:48 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 243,247
29
August 29
Apex: 01:47 am
Set: 07:55 am
Rise: 08:14 pm
Illumination: 98.8%
Distance: 240,298
30
August 30
Apex: 02:31 am
Set: 08:57 am
Rise: 08:42 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 237,241
31
August 31
Apex: 03:17 am
Set: 10:01 am
Rise: 09:13 pm
Illumination: 89.3%
Distance: 234,242