Daily Moon Almanac for Encino,New Mexico
Sunday   08/16/2026
10:35 am
MOONRISE		 04:19 pm
APEX (Transit)		 09:56 pm
MOONSET
19.7%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 242,630
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Encino,New Mexico - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:10 am 09:06 am 09:48 pm 241,666Waning Gibbous 92.9%
203:53 am 10:07 am 10:14 pm 238,661Waning Gibbous 86.5%
304:37 am 11:09 am 10:41 pm 235,627Waning Gibbous 78.2%
405:23 am 12:14 pm 11:11 pm 232,733Waning Gibbous 68.4%
506:12 am 01:22 pm 11:47 pm 230,151 Last Quarter
08:21 pm 		50.0%
607:05 am 02:33 pm 228,046Last Quarter 45.9%
712:30 am 08:04 am 03:45 pm 226,564Waning Crescent 34.2%
801:24 am 09:07 am 04:53 pm 225,818Waning Crescent 23.2%
902:27 am 10:13 am 05:54 pm 225,874Waning Crescent 13.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:39 am 11:16 am 06:46 pm 226,738Waning Crescent 6.2%
1104:54 am 12:16 pm 07:28 pm 228,352Waning Crescent 1.6%
1206:08 am 01:11 pm 08:03 pm 230,606 New Moon
11:36 am 		0.0%
1307:20 am 02:02 pm 08:34 pm 233,346Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:27 am 02:49 pm 09:02 pm 236,392Waxing Crescent 5.5%
1509:32 am 03:35 pm 09:29 pm 239,549Waxing Crescent 11.8%
1610:35 am 04:19 pm 09:56 pm 242,630Waxing Crescent 19.7%
1711:37 am 05:04 pm 10:24 pm 245,461Waxing Crescent 28.8%
1812:39 pm 05:50 pm 10:56 pm 247,898First Quarter 38.4%
1901:39 pm 06:38 pm 11:32 pm 249,826 First Quarter
08:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:39 pm 07:27 pm 251,164Waxing Gibbous 58.2%
2112:13 am 03:35 pm 08:18 pm 251,864Waxing Gibbous 67.7%
2201:01 am 04:27 pm 09:10 pm 251,904Waxing Gibbous 76.5%
2301:54 am 05:13 pm 10:01 pm 251,289Waxing Gibbous 84.3%
2402:52 am 05:53 pm 10:50 pm 250,049Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
2503:53 am 06:27 pm 11:38 pm 248,236Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
2604:54 am 06:58 pm 247,147Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
2712:23 am 05:56 am 07:26 pm 245,932 Full Moon
10:18 pm 		100.0%
2801:08 am 06:57 am 07:52 pm 243,240Full Moon 100.0%
2901:51 am 07:59 am 08:18 pm 240,290Full Moon 98.8%
3002:35 am 09:02 am 08:45 pm 237,233Waning Gibbous 95.2%
3103:21 am 10:07 am 09:14 pm 234,234Waning 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 is about 27% the size of Earth.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:10 am
Set: 09:06 am
Rise: 09:48 pm
Illumination: 92.9%
Distance: 241,666
2
August 2
Apex: 03:53 am
Set: 10:07 am
Rise: 10:14 pm
Illumination: 86.5%
Distance: 238,661
3
August 3
Apex: 04:37 am
Set: 11:09 am
Rise: 10:41 pm
Illumination: 78.2%
Distance: 235,627
4
August 4
Apex: 05:23 am
Set: 12:14 pm
Rise: 11:11 pm
Illumination: 68.4%
Distance: 232,733
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:12 am
Set: 01:22 pm
Last Qtr: 08:21 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: 03:45 pm
Illumination: 34.2%
Distance: 226,564
8
August 8
Rise: 01:24 am
Apex: 09:07 am
Set: 04:53 pm
Illumination: 23.2%
Distance: 225,818
9
August 9
Rise: 02:27 am
Apex: 10:13 am
Set: 05:54 pm
Illumination: 13.6%
Distance: 225,874
10
August 10
Rise: 03:39 am
Apex: 11:16 am
Set: 06:46 pm
Illumination: 6.2%
Distance: 226,738
11
August 11
Rise: 04:54 am
Apex: 12:16 pm
Set: 07:28 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,352
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:08 am
New Moon: 11:36 am
Apex: 01:11 pm
Set: 08:03 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,606
13
August 13
Rise: 07:20 am
Apex: 02:02 pm
Set: 08:34 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,346
14
August 14
Rise: 08:27 am
Apex: 02:49 pm
Set: 09:02 pm
Illumination: 5.5%
Distance: 236,392
15
August 15
Rise: 09:32 am
Apex: 03:35 pm
Set: 09:29 pm
Illumination: 11.8%
Distance: 239,549
16
August 16
Rise: 10:35 am
Apex: 04:19 pm
Set: 09:56 pm
Illumination: 19.7%
Distance: 242,630
17
August 17
Rise: 11:37 am
Apex: 05:04 pm
Set: 10:24 pm
Illumination: 28.8%
Distance: 245,461
18
August 18
Rise: 12:39 pm
Apex: 05:50 pm
Set: 10:56 pm
Illumination: 38.4%
Distance: 247,898
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:39 pm
Apex: 06:38 pm
First Qtr: 08:46 pm
Set: 11:32 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,826
20
August 20
Rise: 02:39 pm
Apex: 07:27 pm
Illumination: 58.2%
Distance: 251,164
21
August 21
Set: 12:13 am
Rise: 03:35 pm
Apex: 08:18 pm
Illumination: 67.7%
Distance: 251,864
22
August 22
Set: 01:01 am
Rise: 04:27 pm
Apex: 09:10 pm
Illumination: 76.5%
Distance: 251,904
23
August 23
Set: 01:54 am
Rise: 05:13 pm
Apex: 10:01 pm
Illumination: 84.3%
Distance: 251,289
24
August 24
Set: 02:52 am
Rise: 05:53 pm
Apex: 10:50 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 250,049
25
August 25
Set: 03:53 am
Rise: 06:27 pm
Apex: 11:38 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 248,236
26
August 26
Set: 04:54 am
Rise: 06:58 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 247,147
27
August 27
Apex: 12:23 am
Set: 05:56 am
Rise: 07:26 pm
Full Moon: 10:18 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 245,932
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Apex: 01:08 am
Set: 06:57 am
Rise: 07:52 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 243,240
29
August 29
Apex: 01:51 am
Set: 07:59 am
Rise: 08:18 pm
Illumination: 98.8%
Distance: 240,290
30
August 30
Apex: 02:35 am
Set: 09:02 am
Rise: 08:45 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 237,233
31
August 31
Apex: 03:21 am
Set: 10:07 am
Rise: 09:14 pm
Illumination: 89.3%
Distance: 234,234