Daily Moon Almanac for Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico
Sunday   08/09/2026
02:21 am
MOONRISE		 10:06 am
APEX (Transit)		 05:46 pm
MOONSET
13.7%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 225,872
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:03 am 08:59 am 09:41 pm 241,680Waning Gibbous 92.9%
203:46 am 09:59 am 10:07 pm 238,675Waning Gibbous 86.5%
304:30 am 11:02 am 10:35 pm 235,641Waning Gibbous 78.2%
405:16 am 12:07 pm 11:05 pm 232,746Waning Gibbous 68.5%
506:05 am 01:15 pm 11:41 pm 230,162 Last Quarter
08:21 pm 		50.0%
606:59 am 02:25 pm 228,054Last Quarter 45.9%
712:25 am 07:57 am 03:37 pm 226,569Waning Crescent 34.3%
801:18 am 09:01 am 04:45 pm 225,820Waning Crescent 23.3%
902:21 am 10:06 am 05:46 pm 225,872Waning Crescent 13.7%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:33 am 11:09 am 06:38 pm 226,732Waning Crescent 6.3%
1104:48 am 12:09 pm 07:21 pm 228,343Waning Crescent 1.6%
1206:02 am 01:05 pm 07:56 pm 230,595 New Moon
11:36 am 		0.0%
1307:13 am 01:55 pm 08:27 pm 233,333Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:20 am 02:43 pm 08:55 pm 236,377Waxing Crescent 5.5%
1509:25 am 03:28 pm 09:22 pm 239,535Waxing Crescent 11.8%
1610:28 am 04:12 pm 09:49 pm 242,616Waxing Crescent 19.7%
1711:29 am 04:57 pm 10:18 pm 245,449Waxing Crescent 28.7%
1812:31 pm 05:43 pm 10:50 pm 247,888First Quarter 38.4%
1901:32 pm 06:31 pm 11:26 pm 249,818 First Quarter
08:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:31 pm 07:21 pm 251,160Waxing Gibbous 58.2%
2112:08 am 03:27 pm 08:12 pm 251,863Waxing Gibbous 67.6%
2212:55 am 04:19 pm 09:03 pm 251,906Waxing Gibbous 76.4%
2301:49 am 05:05 pm 09:54 pm 251,294Waxing Gibbous 84.3%
2402:46 am 05:45 pm 10:43 pm 250,056Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
2503:47 am 06:20 pm 11:31 pm 248,246Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
2604:48 am 06:51 pm 247,157Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
2712:16 am 05:49 am 07:19 pm 245,944 Full Moon
10:18 pm 		100.0%
2801:01 am 06:51 am 07:45 pm 243,253Full Moon 100.0%
2901:44 am 07:52 am 08:11 pm 240,304Full Moon 98.8%
3002:28 am 08:55 am 08:38 pm 237,247Waning Gibbous 95.2%
3103:14 am 09:59 am 09:08 pm 234,248Waning 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 Waning Crescent.
The moon is 13.7% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will decrease in illumination.
Just like Earth, the moon has earthquakes, or more fittingly
   called 'moonquakes'.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:03 am
Set: 08:59 am
Rise: 09:41 pm
Illumination: 92.9%
Distance: 241,680
2
August 2
Apex: 03:46 am
Set: 09:59 am
Rise: 10:07 pm
Illumination: 86.5%
Distance: 238,675
3
August 3
Apex: 04:30 am
Set: 11:02 am
Rise: 10:35 pm
Illumination: 78.2%
Distance: 235,641
4
August 4
Apex: 05:16 am
Set: 12:07 pm
Rise: 11:05 pm
Illumination: 68.5%
Distance: 232,746
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:05 am
Set: 01:15 pm
Last Qtr: 08:21 pm
Rise: 11:41 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,162
6
August 6
Apex: 06:59 am
Set: 02:25 pm
Illumination: 45.9%
Distance: 228,054
7
August 7
Rise: 12:25 am
Apex: 07:57 am
Set: 03:37 pm
Illumination: 34.3%
Distance: 226,569
8
August 8
Rise: 01:18 am
Apex: 09:01 am
Set: 04:45 pm
Illumination: 23.3%
Distance: 225,820
9
August 9
Rise: 02:21 am
Apex: 10:06 am
Set: 05:46 pm
Illumination: 13.7%
Distance: 225,872
10
August 10
Rise: 03:33 am
Apex: 11:09 am
Set: 06:38 pm
Illumination: 6.3%
Distance: 226,732
11
August 11
Rise: 04:48 am
Apex: 12:09 pm
Set: 07:21 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,343
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:02 am
New Moon: 11:36 am
Apex: 01:05 pm
Set: 07:56 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,595
13
August 13
Rise: 07:13 am
Apex: 01:55 pm
Set: 08:27 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,333
14
August 14
Rise: 08:20 am
Apex: 02:43 pm
Set: 08:55 pm
Illumination: 5.5%
Distance: 236,377
15
August 15
Rise: 09:25 am
Apex: 03:28 pm
Set: 09:22 pm
Illumination: 11.8%
Distance: 239,535
16
August 16
Rise: 10:28 am
Apex: 04:12 pm
Set: 09:49 pm
Illumination: 19.7%
Distance: 242,616
17
August 17
Rise: 11:29 am
Apex: 04:57 pm
Set: 10:18 pm
Illumination: 28.7%
Distance: 245,449
18
August 18
Rise: 12:31 pm
Apex: 05:43 pm
Set: 10:50 pm
Illumination: 38.4%
Distance: 247,888
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:32 pm
Apex: 06:31 pm
First Qtr: 08:46 pm
Set: 11:26 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,818
20
August 20
Rise: 02:31 pm
Apex: 07:21 pm
Illumination: 58.2%
Distance: 251,160
21
August 21
Set: 12:08 am
Rise: 03:27 pm
Apex: 08:12 pm
Illumination: 67.6%
Distance: 251,863
22
August 22
Set: 12:55 am
Rise: 04:19 pm
Apex: 09:03 pm
Illumination: 76.4%
Distance: 251,906
23
August 23
Set: 01:49 am
Rise: 05:05 pm
Apex: 09:54 pm
Illumination: 84.3%
Distance: 251,294
24
August 24
Set: 02:46 am
Rise: 05:45 pm
Apex: 10:43 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 250,056
25
August 25
Set: 03:47 am
Rise: 06:20 pm
Apex: 11:31 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 248,246
26
August 26
Set: 04:48 am
Rise: 06:51 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 247,157
27
August 27
Apex: 12:16 am
Set: 05:49 am
Rise: 07:19 pm
Full Moon: 10:18 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 245,944
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Apex: 01:01 am
Set: 06:51 am
Rise: 07:45 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 243,253
29
August 29
Apex: 01:44 am
Set: 07:52 am
Rise: 08:11 pm
Illumination: 98.8%
Distance: 240,304
30
August 30
Apex: 02:28 am
Set: 08:55 am
Rise: 08:38 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 237,247
31
August 31
Apex: 03:14 am
Set: 09:59 am
Rise: 09:08 pm
Illumination: 89.3%
Distance: 234,248