Daily Moon Almanac for Gainesville, Georgia
Friday   08/07/2026
01:02 am
MOONRISE		 08:34 am
APEX (Transit)		 04:13 pm
MOONSET
34.0%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 226,541
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Gainesville, Georgia - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:41 am 09:36 am 10:20 pm 241,605Waning Gibbous 92.8%
204:24 am 10:37 am 10:46 pm 238,597Waning Gibbous 86.3%
305:08 am 11:39 am 11:13 pm 235,565Waning Gibbous 78.0%
405:53 am 12:43 pm 11:44 pm 232,676Waning Gibbous 68.2%
506:42 am 01:51 pm 230,103 Last Quarter
10:21 pm 		50.0%
612:19 am 07:36 am 03:01 pm 228,009Last Quarter 45.6%
701:02 am 08:34 am 04:13 pm 226,541Waning Crescent 34.0%
801:55 am 09:37 am 05:21 pm 225,811Waning Crescent 23.0%
902:58 am 10:42 am 06:23 pm 225,883Waning Crescent 13.5%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1004:09 am 11:46 am 07:15 pm 226,763Waning Crescent 6.1%
1105:24 am 12:46 pm 07:58 pm 228,391Waning Crescent 1.5%
1206:38 am 01:42 pm 08:34 pm 230,658 New Moon
01:36 pm 		0.0%
1307:49 am 02:33 pm 09:06 pm 233,406Waxing Crescent 1.5%
1408:57 am 03:20 pm 09:34 pm 236,456Waxing Crescent 5.6%
1510:02 am 04:06 pm 10:01 pm 239,615Waxing Crescent 11.9%
1611:04 am 04:50 pm 10:28 pm 242,692Waxing Crescent 19.9%
1712:06 pm 05:35 pm 10:57 pm 245,516Waxing Crescent 29.0%
1801:07 pm 06:21 pm 11:28 pm 247,943First Quarter 38.6%
1902:08 pm 07:08 pm 249,859 First Quarter
10:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:04 am 03:08 pm 07:58 pm 251,185Waxing Gibbous 58.4%
2112:46 am 04:04 pm 08:49 pm 251,872Waxing Gibbous 67.9%
2201:33 am 04:56 pm 09:40 pm 251,898Waxing Gibbous 76.6%
2302:26 am 05:42 pm 10:31 pm 251,270Waxing Gibbous 84.4%
2403:23 am 06:23 pm 11:21 pm 250,017Waxing Gibbous 91.0%
2504:24 am 06:58 pm 249,177Waxing Gibbous 93.6%
2612:08 am 05:25 am 07:29 pm 248,194Waxing Gibbous 95.9%
2712:54 am 06:26 am 07:57 pm 245,880Full Moon 99.0%
2801:38 am 07:27 am 08:24 pm 243,181 Full Moon
12:18 am 		100.0%
2902:22 am 08:29 am 08:50 pm 240,227Full Moon 98.7%
3003:06 am 09:31 am 09:17 pm 237,169Waning Gibbous 95.1%
3103:51 am 10:36 am 09:47 pm 234,174Waning Gibbous 89.1%
Did you know?
 This full moon on the 28th is known as the Full Sturgeon Moon.
The moon phase for today is Waning Crescent.
The moon is 34.0% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will decrease in illumination.
The moon is drifting away from the Earth at 1.5 inches per year.
The moon rotates at about 10 miles per hour on its axis.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:41 am
Set: 09:36 am
Rise: 10:20 pm
Illumination: 92.8%
Distance: 241,605
2
August 2
Apex: 04:24 am
Set: 10:37 am
Rise: 10:46 pm
Illumination: 86.3%
Distance: 238,597
3
August 3
Apex: 05:08 am
Set: 11:39 am
Rise: 11:13 pm
Illumination: 78.0%
Distance: 235,565
4
August 4
Apex: 05:53 am
Set: 12:43 pm
Rise: 11:44 pm
Illumination: 68.2%
Distance: 232,676
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:42 am
Set: 01:51 pm
Last Qtr: 10:21 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,103
6
August 6
Rise: 12:19 am
Apex: 07:36 am
Set: 03:01 pm
Illumination: 45.6%
Distance: 228,009
7
August 7
Rise: 01:02 am
Apex: 08:34 am
Set: 04:13 pm
Illumination: 34.0%
Distance: 226,541
8
August 8
Rise: 01:55 am
Apex: 09:37 am
Set: 05:21 pm
Illumination: 23.0%
Distance: 225,811
9
August 9
Rise: 02:58 am
Apex: 10:42 am
Set: 06:23 pm
Illumination: 13.5%
Distance: 225,883
10
August 10
Rise: 04:09 am
Apex: 11:46 am
Set: 07:15 pm
Illumination: 6.1%
Distance: 226,763
11
August 11
Rise: 05:24 am
Apex: 12:46 pm
Set: 07:58 pm
Illumination: 1.5%
Distance: 228,391
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:38 am
New Moon: 01:36 pm
Apex: 01:42 pm
Set: 08:34 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,658
13
August 13
Rise: 07:49 am
Apex: 02:33 pm
Set: 09:06 pm
Illumination: 1.5%
Distance: 233,406
14
August 14
Rise: 08:57 am
Apex: 03:20 pm
Set: 09:34 pm
Illumination: 5.6%
Distance: 236,456
15
August 15
Rise: 10:02 am
Apex: 04:06 pm
Set: 10:01 pm
Illumination: 11.9%
Distance: 239,615
16
August 16
Rise: 11:04 am
Apex: 04:50 pm
Set: 10:28 pm
Illumination: 19.9%
Distance: 242,692
17
August 17
Rise: 12:06 pm
Apex: 05:35 pm
Set: 10:57 pm
Illumination: 29.0%
Distance: 245,516
18
August 18
Rise: 01:07 pm
Apex: 06:21 pm
Set: 11:28 pm
Illumination: 38.6%
Distance: 247,943
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 02:08 pm
Apex: 07:08 pm
First Qtr: 10:46 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,859
20
August 20
Set: 12:04 am
Rise: 03:08 pm
Apex: 07:58 pm
Illumination: 58.4%
Distance: 251,185
21
August 21
Set: 12:46 am
Rise: 04:04 pm
Apex: 08:49 pm
Illumination: 67.9%
Distance: 251,872
22
August 22
Set: 01:33 am
Rise: 04:56 pm
Apex: 09:40 pm
Illumination: 76.6%
Distance: 251,898
23
August 23
Set: 02:26 am
Rise: 05:42 pm
Apex: 10:31 pm
Illumination: 84.4%
Distance: 251,270
24
August 24
Set: 03:23 am
Rise: 06:23 pm
Apex: 11:21 pm
Illumination: 91.0%
Distance: 250,017
25
August 25
Set: 04:24 am
Rise: 06:58 pm
Illumination: 93.6%
Distance: 249,177
26
August 26
Apex: 12:08 am
Set: 05:25 am
Rise: 07:29 pm
Illumination: 95.9%
Distance: 248,194
27
August 27
Apex: 12:54 am
Set: 06:26 am
Rise: 07:57 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 245,880
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Full Moon: 12:18 am
Apex: 01:38 am
Set: 07:27 am
Rise: 08:24 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 243,181
29
August 29
Apex: 02:22 am
Set: 08:29 am
Rise: 08:50 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 240,227
30
August 30
Apex: 03:06 am
Set: 09:31 am
Rise: 09:17 pm
Illumination: 95.1%
Distance: 237,169
31
August 31
Apex: 03:51 am
Set: 10:36 am
Rise: 09:47 pm
Illumination: 89.1%
Distance: 234,174