Daily Moon Almanac for Edwards Afb, California
Saturday   08/08/2026
01:14 am
MOONRISE		 08:59 am
APEX (Transit)		 04:46 pm
MOONSET
23.3%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 225,820
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Edwards Afb, California - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:01 am 08:58 am 09:39 pm 241,684Waning Gibbous 92.9%
203:44 am 09:59 am 10:04 pm 238,679Waning Gibbous 86.5%
304:28 am 11:01 am 10:31 pm 235,645Waning Gibbous 78.3%
405:14 am 12:07 pm 11:02 pm 232,749Waning Gibbous 68.5%
506:03 am 01:15 pm 11:37 pm 230,164 Last Quarter
07:21 pm 		50.0%
606:57 am 02:26 pm 228,056Last Quarter 45.9%
712:21 am 07:56 am 03:38 pm 226,570Waning Crescent 34.3%
801:14 am 08:59 am 04:46 pm 225,820Waning Crescent 23.3%
902:18 am 10:04 am 05:47 pm 225,872Waning Crescent 13.7%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:30 am 11:08 am 06:38 pm 226,731Waning Crescent 6.3%
1104:46 am 12:08 pm 07:20 pm 228,341Waning Crescent 1.6%
1206:00 am 01:03 pm 07:55 pm 230,592 New Moon
10:36 am 		0.0%
1307:11 am 01:53 pm 08:25 pm 233,329Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:19 am 02:41 pm 08:52 pm 236,373Waxing Crescent 5.5%
1509:24 am 03:26 pm 09:19 pm 239,531Waxing Crescent 11.8%
1610:27 am 04:10 pm 09:46 pm 242,612Waxing Crescent 19.7%
1711:29 am 04:55 pm 10:14 pm 245,446Waxing Crescent 28.7%
1812:31 pm 05:41 pm 10:46 pm 247,885First Quarter 38.4%
1901:32 pm 06:29 pm 11:22 pm 249,816 First Quarter
07:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:31 pm 07:19 pm 251,158Waxing Gibbous 58.2%
2112:04 am 03:28 pm 08:10 pm 251,862Waxing Gibbous 67.6%
2212:52 am 04:19 pm 09:01 pm 251,906Waxing Gibbous 76.4%
2301:45 am 05:05 pm 09:52 pm 251,295Waxing Gibbous 84.3%
2402:43 am 05:44 pm 10:42 pm 250,058Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
2503:44 am 06:19 pm 11:29 pm 248,249Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
2604:46 am 06:49 pm 247,161Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
2712:15 am 05:47 am 07:17 pm 245,947 Full Moon
09:18 pm 		100.0%
2812:59 am 06:49 am 07:43 pm 243,257Full Moon 100.0%
2901:42 am 07:51 am 08:08 pm 240,308Full Moon 98.8%
3002:26 am 08:54 am 08:35 pm 237,251Waning Gibbous 95.2%
3109:13 pm 03:12 am 09:59 am 234,252Waning 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 23.3% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will decrease in illumination.
The moon always shows Earth the same face


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:01 am
Set: 08:58 am
Rise: 09:39 pm
Illumination: 92.9%
Distance: 241,684
2
August 2
Apex: 03:44 am
Set: 09:59 am
Rise: 10:04 pm
Illumination: 86.5%
Distance: 238,679
3
August 3
Apex: 04:28 am
Set: 11:01 am
Rise: 10:31 pm
Illumination: 78.3%
Distance: 235,645
4
August 4
Apex: 05:14 am
Set: 12:07 pm
Rise: 11:02 pm
Illumination: 68.5%
Distance: 232,749
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:03 am
Set: 01:15 pm
Last Qtr: 07:21 pm
Rise: 11:37 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,164
6
August 6
Apex: 06:57 am
Set: 02:26 pm
Illumination: 45.9%
Distance: 228,056
7
August 7
Rise: 12:21 am
Apex: 07:56 am
Set: 03:38 pm
Illumination: 34.3%
Distance: 226,570
8
August 8
Rise: 01:14 am
Apex: 08:59 am
Set: 04:46 pm
Illumination: 23.3%
Distance: 225,820
9
August 9
Rise: 02:18 am
Apex: 10:04 am
Set: 05:47 pm
Illumination: 13.7%
Distance: 225,872
10
August 10
Rise: 03:30 am
Apex: 11:08 am
Set: 06:38 pm
Illumination: 6.3%
Distance: 226,731
11
August 11
Rise: 04:46 am
Apex: 12:08 pm
Set: 07:20 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,341
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:00 am
New Moon: 10:36 am
Apex: 01:03 pm
Set: 07:55 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,592
13
August 13
Rise: 07:11 am
Apex: 01:53 pm
Set: 08:25 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,329
14
August 14
Rise: 08:19 am
Apex: 02:41 pm
Set: 08:52 pm
Illumination: 5.5%
Distance: 236,373
15
August 15
Rise: 09:24 am
Apex: 03:26 pm
Set: 09:19 pm
Illumination: 11.8%
Distance: 239,531
16
August 16
Rise: 10:27 am
Apex: 04:10 pm
Set: 09:46 pm
Illumination: 19.7%
Distance: 242,612
17
August 17
Rise: 11:29 am
Apex: 04:55 pm
Set: 10:14 pm
Illumination: 28.7%
Distance: 245,446
18
August 18
Rise: 12:31 pm
Apex: 05:41 pm
Set: 10:46 pm
Illumination: 38.4%
Distance: 247,885
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:32 pm
Apex: 06:29 pm
First Qtr: 07:46 pm
Set: 11:22 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,816
20
August 20
Rise: 02:31 pm
Apex: 07:19 pm
Illumination: 58.2%
Distance: 251,158
21
August 21
Set: 12:04 am
Rise: 03:28 pm
Apex: 08:10 pm
Illumination: 67.6%
Distance: 251,862
22
August 22
Set: 12:52 am
Rise: 04:19 pm
Apex: 09:01 pm
Illumination: 76.4%
Distance: 251,906
23
August 23
Set: 01:45 am
Rise: 05:05 pm
Apex: 09:52 pm
Illumination: 84.3%
Distance: 251,295
24
August 24
Set: 02:43 am
Rise: 05:44 pm
Apex: 10:42 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 250,058
25
August 25
Set: 03:44 am
Rise: 06:19 pm
Apex: 11:29 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 248,249
26
August 26
Set: 04:46 am
Rise: 06:49 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 247,161
27
August 27
Apex: 12:15 am
Set: 05:47 am
Rise: 07:17 pm
Full Moon: 09:18 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 245,947
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Apex: 12:59 am
Set: 06:49 am
Rise: 07:43 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 243,257
29
August 29
Apex: 01:42 am
Set: 07:51 am
Rise: 08:08 pm
Illumination: 98.8%
Distance: 240,308
30
August 30
Apex: 02:26 am
Set: 08:54 am
Rise: 08:35 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 237,251
31
August 31
Rise: 09:13 pm
Apex: 03:12 am
Set: 09:59 am
Illumination: 89.3%
Distance: 234,252