Daily Moon Almanac for Greenville Donaldson, South Carolina
Saturday   08/15/2026
09:56 am
MOONRISE		 03:59 pm
APEX (Transit)		 09:54 pm
MOONSET
11.9%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 239,602
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Greenville Donaldson, South Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:35 am 09:30 am 10:14 pm 241,617Waning Gibbous 92.8%
204:18 am 10:31 am 10:40 pm 238,610Waning Gibbous 86.3%
305:02 am 11:33 am 11:07 pm 235,577Waning Gibbous 78.1%
405:47 am 12:38 pm 11:37 pm 232,687Waning Gibbous 68.2%
506:36 am 01:46 pm 230,112 Last Quarter
10:21 pm 		50.0%
612:12 am 07:30 am 02:57 pm 228,016Last Quarter 45.7%
712:55 am 08:28 am 04:08 pm 226,546Waning Crescent 34.0%
801:47 am 09:31 am 05:17 pm 225,813Waning Crescent 23.0%
902:50 am 10:36 am 06:19 pm 225,881Waning Crescent 13.5%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1004:01 am 11:40 am 07:11 pm 226,757Waning Crescent 6.1%
1105:17 am 12:40 pm 07:54 pm 228,384Waning Crescent 1.5%
1206:31 am 01:36 pm 08:29 pm 230,647 New Moon
01:36 pm 		0.0%
1307:43 am 02:27 pm 08:59 pm 233,395Waxing Crescent 1.5%
1408:51 am 03:14 pm 09:28 pm 236,444Waxing Crescent 5.6%
1509:56 am 03:59 pm 09:54 pm 239,602Waxing Crescent 11.9%
1610:59 am 04:44 pm 10:21 pm 242,680Waxing Crescent 19.9%
1712:01 pm 05:29 pm 10:50 pm 245,506Waxing Crescent 28.9%
1801:03 pm 06:15 pm 11:21 pm 247,934First Quarter 38.6%
1902:04 pm 07:02 pm 11:57 pm 249,853 First Quarter
10:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2003:03 pm 07:52 pm 251,181Waxing Gibbous 58.4%
2112:38 am 03:59 pm 08:43 pm 251,870Waxing Gibbous 67.8%
2201:25 am 04:52 pm 09:34 pm 251,900Waxing Gibbous 76.6%
2302:18 am 05:38 pm 10:25 pm 251,274Waxing Gibbous 84.4%
2403:16 am 06:18 pm 11:15 pm 250,023Waxing Gibbous 90.9%
2504:16 am 06:53 pm 249,185Waxing Gibbous 93.6%
2612:02 am 05:18 am 07:24 pm 248,202Waxing Gibbous 95.9%
2712:48 am 06:19 am 07:52 pm 245,890Full Moon 99.0%
2801:32 am 07:21 am 08:18 pm 243,192 Full Moon
12:18 am 		100.0%
2902:16 am 08:23 am 08:44 pm 240,239Full Moon 98.7%
3002:59 am 09:26 am 09:11 pm 237,182Waning Gibbous 95.1%
3103:45 am 10:30 am 09:40 pm 234,186Waning 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 Waxing Crescent.
The moon is 11.9% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will increase in illumination.
The moon always shows Earth the same face
The moon smells like gunpowder according to Apollo astronauts.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:35 am
Set: 09:30 am
Rise: 10:14 pm
Illumination: 92.8%
Distance: 241,617
2
August 2
Apex: 04:18 am
Set: 10:31 am
Rise: 10:40 pm
Illumination: 86.3%
Distance: 238,610
3
August 3
Apex: 05:02 am
Set: 11:33 am
Rise: 11:07 pm
Illumination: 78.1%
Distance: 235,577
4
August 4
Apex: 05:47 am
Set: 12:38 pm
Rise: 11:37 pm
Illumination: 68.2%
Distance: 232,687
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:36 am
Set: 01:46 pm
Last Qtr: 10:21 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,112
6
August 6
Rise: 12:12 am
Apex: 07:30 am
Set: 02:57 pm
Illumination: 45.7%
Distance: 228,016
7
August 7
Rise: 12:55 am
Apex: 08:28 am
Set: 04:08 pm
Illumination: 34.0%
Distance: 226,546
8
August 8
Rise: 01:47 am
Apex: 09:31 am
Set: 05:17 pm
Illumination: 23.0%
Distance: 225,813
9
August 9
Rise: 02:50 am
Apex: 10:36 am
Set: 06:19 pm
Illumination: 13.5%
Distance: 225,881
10
August 10
Rise: 04:01 am
Apex: 11:40 am
Set: 07:11 pm
Illumination: 6.1%
Distance: 226,757
11
August 11
Rise: 05:17 am
Apex: 12:40 pm
Set: 07:54 pm
Illumination: 1.5%
Distance: 228,384
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:31 am
Apex: 01:36 pm
New Moon: 01:36 pm
Set: 08:29 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,647
13
August 13
Rise: 07:43 am
Apex: 02:27 pm
Set: 08:59 pm
Illumination: 1.5%
Distance: 233,395
14
August 14
Rise: 08:51 am
Apex: 03:14 pm
Set: 09:28 pm
Illumination: 5.6%
Distance: 236,444
15
August 15
Rise: 09:56 am
Apex: 03:59 pm
Set: 09:54 pm
Illumination: 11.9%
Distance: 239,602
16
August 16
Rise: 10:59 am
Apex: 04:44 pm
Set: 10:21 pm
Illumination: 19.9%
Distance: 242,680
17
August 17
Rise: 12:01 pm
Apex: 05:29 pm
Set: 10:50 pm
Illumination: 28.9%
Distance: 245,506
18
August 18
Rise: 01:03 pm
Apex: 06:15 pm
Set: 11:21 pm
Illumination: 38.6%
Distance: 247,934
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 02:04 pm
Apex: 07:02 pm
First Qtr: 10:46 pm
Set: 11:57 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,853
20
August 20
Rise: 03:03 pm
Apex: 07:52 pm
Illumination: 58.4%
Distance: 251,181
21
August 21
Set: 12:38 am
Rise: 03:59 pm
Apex: 08:43 pm
Illumination: 67.8%
Distance: 251,870
22
August 22
Set: 01:25 am
Rise: 04:52 pm
Apex: 09:34 pm
Illumination: 76.6%
Distance: 251,900
23
August 23
Set: 02:18 am
Rise: 05:38 pm
Apex: 10:25 pm
Illumination: 84.4%
Distance: 251,274
24
August 24
Set: 03:16 am
Rise: 06:18 pm
Apex: 11:15 pm
Illumination: 90.9%
Distance: 250,023
25
August 25
Set: 04:16 am
Rise: 06:53 pm
Illumination: 93.6%
Distance: 249,185
26
August 26
Apex: 12:02 am
Set: 05:18 am
Rise: 07:24 pm
Illumination: 95.9%
Distance: 248,202
27
August 27
Apex: 12:48 am
Set: 06:19 am
Rise: 07:52 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 245,890
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Full Moon: 12:18 am
Apex: 01:32 am
Set: 07:21 am
Rise: 08:18 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 243,192
29
August 29
Apex: 02:16 am
Set: 08:23 am
Rise: 08:44 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 240,239
30
August 30
Apex: 02:59 am
Set: 09:26 am
Rise: 09:11 pm
Illumination: 95.1%
Distance: 237,182
31
August 31
Apex: 03:45 am
Set: 10:30 am
Rise: 09:40 pm
Illumination: 89.2%
Distance: 234,186