Daily Moon Almanac for Darlington, South Carolina
Saturday   08/08/2026
01:38 am
MOONRISE		 09:21 am
APEX (Transit)		 05:06 pm
MOONSET
23.1%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 225,815
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Darlington, South Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:25 am 09:20 am 10:04 pm 241,637Waning Gibbous 92.8%
204:08 am 10:20 am 10:30 pm 238,631Waning Gibbous 86.4%
304:51 am 11:22 am 10:57 pm 235,598Waning Gibbous 78.1%
405:37 am 12:27 pm 11:27 pm 232,706Waning Gibbous 68.3%
506:26 am 01:35 pm 230,128 Last Quarter
10:21 pm 		50.0%
612:02 am 07:19 am 02:45 pm 228,029Last Quarter 45.8%
712:45 am 08:18 am 03:57 pm 226,554Waning Crescent 34.1%
801:38 am 09:21 am 05:06 pm 225,815Waning Crescent 23.1%
902:41 am 10:26 am 06:07 pm 225,878Waning Crescent 13.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:52 am 11:30 am 06:59 pm 226,749Waning Crescent 6.2%
1105:07 am 12:30 pm 07:43 pm 228,370Waning Crescent 1.6%
1206:21 am 01:25 pm 08:19 pm 230,630 New Moon
01:36 pm 		0.0%
1307:33 am 02:16 pm 08:50 pm 233,374Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:40 am 03:04 pm 09:18 pm 236,422Waxing Crescent 5.6%
1509:45 am 03:49 pm 09:44 pm 239,580Waxing Crescent 11.9%
1610:48 am 04:34 pm 10:11 pm 242,659Waxing Crescent 19.8%
1711:50 am 05:19 pm 10:40 pm 245,487Waxing Crescent 28.9%
1812:51 pm 06:04 pm 11:12 pm 247,919First Quarter 38.5%
1901:52 pm 06:52 pm 11:47 pm 249,841 First Quarter
10:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:52 pm 07:42 pm 251,174Waxing Gibbous 58.3%
2112:29 am 03:48 pm 08:33 pm 251,868Waxing Gibbous 67.8%
2201:16 am 04:40 pm 09:24 pm 251,902Waxing Gibbous 76.6%
2302:09 am 05:27 pm 10:15 pm 251,280Waxing Gibbous 84.4%
2403:06 am 06:07 pm 11:05 pm 250,034Waxing Gibbous 90.9%
2504:07 am 06:42 pm 11:52 pm 248,216Waxing Gibbous 95.9%
2605:08 am 07:13 pm 247,124Waxing Gibbous 97.7%
2712:38 am 06:09 am 07:41 pm 245,907Full Moon 99.0%
2801:22 am 07:11 am 08:08 pm 243,212 Full Moon
12:18 am 		100.0%
2902:06 am 08:12 am 08:34 pm 240,260Full Moon 98.7%
3002:50 am 09:15 am 09:01 pm 237,203Waning Gibbous 95.1%
3103:35 am 10:19 am 09:30 pm 234,206Waning Gibbous 89.2%
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 23.1% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will decrease in illumination.
In 1835, the New York Sun published a series of fake articles about
   aliens living on the moon.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:25 am
Set: 09:20 am
Rise: 10:04 pm
Illumination: 92.8%
Distance: 241,637
2
August 2
Apex: 04:08 am
Set: 10:20 am
Rise: 10:30 pm
Illumination: 86.4%
Distance: 238,631
3
August 3
Apex: 04:51 am
Set: 11:22 am
Rise: 10:57 pm
Illumination: 78.1%
Distance: 235,598
4
August 4
Apex: 05:37 am
Set: 12:27 pm
Rise: 11:27 pm
Illumination: 68.3%
Distance: 232,706
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:26 am
Set: 01:35 pm
Last Qtr: 10:21 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,128
6
August 6
Rise: 12:02 am
Apex: 07:19 am
Set: 02:45 pm
Illumination: 45.8%
Distance: 228,029
7
August 7
Rise: 12:45 am
Apex: 08:18 am
Set: 03:57 pm
Illumination: 34.1%
Distance: 226,554
8
August 8
Rise: 01:38 am
Apex: 09:21 am
Set: 05:06 pm
Illumination: 23.1%
Distance: 225,815
9
August 9
Rise: 02:41 am
Apex: 10:26 am
Set: 06:07 pm
Illumination: 13.6%
Distance: 225,878
10
August 10
Rise: 03:52 am
Apex: 11:30 am
Set: 06:59 pm
Illumination: 6.2%
Distance: 226,749
11
August 11
Rise: 05:07 am
Apex: 12:30 pm
Set: 07:43 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,370
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:21 am
Apex: 01:25 pm
New Moon: 01:36 pm
Set: 08:19 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,630
13
August 13
Rise: 07:33 am
Apex: 02:16 pm
Set: 08:50 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,374
14
August 14
Rise: 08:40 am
Apex: 03:04 pm
Set: 09:18 pm
Illumination: 5.6%
Distance: 236,422
15
August 15
Rise: 09:45 am
Apex: 03:49 pm
Set: 09:44 pm
Illumination: 11.9%
Distance: 239,580
16
August 16
Rise: 10:48 am
Apex: 04:34 pm
Set: 10:11 pm
Illumination: 19.8%
Distance: 242,659
17
August 17
Rise: 11:50 am
Apex: 05:19 pm
Set: 10:40 pm
Illumination: 28.9%
Distance: 245,487
18
August 18
Rise: 12:51 pm
Apex: 06:04 pm
Set: 11:12 pm
Illumination: 38.5%
Distance: 247,919
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:52 pm
Apex: 06:52 pm
First Qtr: 10:46 pm
Set: 11:47 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,841
20
August 20
Rise: 02:52 pm
Apex: 07:42 pm
Illumination: 58.3%
Distance: 251,174
21
August 21
Set: 12:29 am
Rise: 03:48 pm
Apex: 08:33 pm
Illumination: 67.8%
Distance: 251,868
22
August 22
Set: 01:16 am
Rise: 04:40 pm
Apex: 09:24 pm
Illumination: 76.6%
Distance: 251,902
23
August 23
Set: 02:09 am
Rise: 05:27 pm
Apex: 10:15 pm
Illumination: 84.4%
Distance: 251,280
24
August 24
Set: 03:06 am
Rise: 06:07 pm
Apex: 11:05 pm
Illumination: 90.9%
Distance: 250,034
25
August 25
Set: 04:07 am
Rise: 06:42 pm
Apex: 11:52 pm
Illumination: 95.9%
Distance: 248,216
26
August 26
Set: 05:08 am
Rise: 07:13 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 247,124
27
August 27
Apex: 12:38 am
Set: 06:09 am
Rise: 07:41 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 245,907
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Full Moon: 12:18 am
Apex: 01:22 am
Set: 07:11 am
Rise: 08:08 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 243,212
29
August 29
Apex: 02:06 am
Set: 08:12 am
Rise: 08:34 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 240,260
30
August 30
Apex: 02:50 am
Set: 09:15 am
Rise: 09:01 pm
Illumination: 95.1%
Distance: 237,203
31
August 31
Apex: 03:35 am
Set: 10:19 am
Rise: 09:30 pm
Illumination: 89.2%
Distance: 234,206