Daily Moon Almanac for Santa Barbara, California
Monday   08/10/2026
03:40 am
MOONRISE		 11:16 am
APEX (Transit)		 06:44 pm
MOONSET
6.2%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 226,738
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Santa Barbara, California - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:09 am 09:06 am 09:47 pm 241,668Waning Gibbous 92.9%
203:52 am 10:07 am 10:12 pm 238,662Waning Gibbous 86.5%
304:36 am 11:09 am 10:40 pm 235,628Waning Gibbous 78.2%
405:22 am 12:14 pm 11:11 pm 232,734Waning Gibbous 68.4%
506:11 am 01:22 pm 11:47 pm 230,151 Last Quarter
07:21 pm 		50.0%
607:05 am 02:33 pm 228,046Last Quarter 45.9%
712:30 am 08:04 am 03:44 pm 226,564Waning Crescent 34.2%
801:24 am 09:08 am 04:53 pm 225,818Waning Crescent 23.2%
902:28 am 10:13 am 05:53 pm 225,874Waning Crescent 13.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:40 am 11:16 am 06:44 pm 226,738Waning Crescent 6.2%
1104:55 am 12:16 pm 07:27 pm 228,352Waning Crescent 1.6%
1206:09 am 01:11 pm 08:02 pm 230,606 New Moon
10:36 am 		0.0%
1307:20 am 02:02 pm 08:33 pm 233,345Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:27 am 02:49 pm 09:00 pm 236,390Waxing Crescent 5.5%
1509:32 am 03:34 pm 09:27 pm 239,548Waxing Crescent 11.8%
1610:35 am 04:18 pm 09:54 pm 242,629Waxing Crescent 19.7%
1711:37 am 05:03 pm 10:23 pm 245,460Waxing Crescent 28.8%
1812:38 pm 05:49 pm 10:55 pm 247,897First Quarter 38.4%
1901:39 pm 06:37 pm 11:32 pm 249,825 First Quarter
07:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:38 pm 07:27 pm 251,164Waxing Gibbous 58.2%
2112:13 am 03:34 pm 08:18 pm 251,864Waxing Gibbous 67.7%
2201:01 am 04:25 pm 09:09 pm 251,905Waxing Gibbous 76.5%
2301:55 am 05:11 pm 10:00 pm 251,290Waxing Gibbous 84.3%
2402:53 am 05:51 pm 10:50 pm 250,049Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
2503:53 am 06:26 pm 11:37 pm 248,237Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
2604:55 am 06:56 pm 247,148Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
2712:23 am 05:56 am 07:24 pm 245,933 Full Moon
09:18 pm 		100.0%
2801:07 am 06:57 am 07:50 pm 243,241Full Moon 100.0%
2901:50 am 07:59 am 08:16 pm 240,292Full Moon 98.8%
3002:34 am 09:02 am 08:44 pm 237,234Waning Gibbous 95.2%
3109:21 pm 03:20 am 10:07 am 234,236Waning 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 6.2% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will decrease in illumination.
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.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:09 am
Set: 09:06 am
Rise: 09:47 pm
Illumination: 92.9%
Distance: 241,668
2
August 2
Apex: 03:52 am
Set: 10:07 am
Rise: 10:12 pm
Illumination: 86.5%
Distance: 238,662
3
August 3
Apex: 04:36 am
Set: 11:09 am
Rise: 10:40 pm
Illumination: 78.2%
Distance: 235,628
4
August 4
Apex: 05:22 am
Set: 12:14 pm
Rise: 11:11 pm
Illumination: 68.4%
Distance: 232,734
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:11 am
Set: 01:22 pm
Last Qtr: 07:21 pm
Rise: 11:47 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,151
6
August 6
Apex: 07:05 am
Set: 02:33 pm
Illumination: 45.9%
Distance: 228,046
7
August 7
Rise: 12:30 am
Apex: 08:04 am
Set: 03:44 pm
Illumination: 34.2%
Distance: 226,564
8
August 8
Rise: 01:24 am
Apex: 09:08 am
Set: 04:53 pm
Illumination: 23.2%
Distance: 225,818
9
August 9
Rise: 02:28 am
Apex: 10:13 am
Set: 05:53 pm
Illumination: 13.6%
Distance: 225,874
10
August 10
Rise: 03:40 am
Apex: 11:16 am
Set: 06:44 pm
Illumination: 6.2%
Distance: 226,738
11
August 11
Rise: 04:55 am
Apex: 12:16 pm
Set: 07:27 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,352
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:09 am
New Moon: 10:36 am
Apex: 01:11 pm
Set: 08:02 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,606
13
August 13
Rise: 07:20 am
Apex: 02:02 pm
Set: 08:33 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,345
14
August 14
Rise: 08:27 am
Apex: 02:49 pm
Set: 09:00 pm
Illumination: 5.5%
Distance: 236,390
15
August 15
Rise: 09:32 am
Apex: 03:34 pm
Set: 09:27 pm
Illumination: 11.8%
Distance: 239,548
16
August 16
Rise: 10:35 am
Apex: 04:18 pm
Set: 09:54 pm
Illumination: 19.7%
Distance: 242,629
17
August 17
Rise: 11:37 am
Apex: 05:03 pm
Set: 10:23 pm
Illumination: 28.8%
Distance: 245,460
18
August 18
Rise: 12:38 pm
Apex: 05:49 pm
Set: 10:55 pm
Illumination: 38.4%
Distance: 247,897
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:39 pm
Apex: 06:37 pm
First Qtr: 07:46 pm
Set: 11:32 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,825
20
August 20
Rise: 02:38 pm
Apex: 07:27 pm
Illumination: 58.2%
Distance: 251,164
21
August 21
Set: 12:13 am
Rise: 03:34 pm
Apex: 08:18 pm
Illumination: 67.7%
Distance: 251,864
22
August 22
Set: 01:01 am
Rise: 04:25 pm
Apex: 09:09 pm
Illumination: 76.5%
Distance: 251,905
23
August 23
Set: 01:55 am
Rise: 05:11 pm
Apex: 10:00 pm
Illumination: 84.3%
Distance: 251,290
24
August 24
Set: 02:53 am
Rise: 05:51 pm
Apex: 10:50 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 250,049
25
August 25
Set: 03:53 am
Rise: 06:26 pm
Apex: 11:37 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 248,237
26
August 26
Set: 04:55 am
Rise: 06:56 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 247,148
27
August 27
Apex: 12:23 am
Set: 05:56 am
Rise: 07:24 pm
Full Moon: 09:18 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 245,933
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Apex: 01:07 am
Set: 06:57 am
Rise: 07:50 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 243,241
29
August 29
Apex: 01:50 am
Set: 07:59 am
Rise: 08:16 pm
Illumination: 98.8%
Distance: 240,292
30
August 30
Apex: 02:34 am
Set: 09:02 am
Rise: 08:44 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 237,234
31
August 31
Rise: 09:21 pm
Apex: 03:20 am
Set: 10:07 am
Illumination: 89.3%
Distance: 234,236