Daily Moon Almanac for Charlotte, North Carolina
Saturday   08/08/2026
01:40 am
MOONRISE		 09:25 am
APEX (Transit)		 05:13 pm
MOONSET
23.1%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 225,814
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Charlotte, North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:29 am 09:24 am 10:09 pm 241,629Waning Gibbous 92.8%
204:12 am 10:25 am 10:34 pm 238,622Waning Gibbous 86.4%
304:56 am 11:27 am 11:00 pm 235,589Waning Gibbous 78.1%
405:41 am 12:32 pm 11:30 pm 232,698Waning Gibbous 68.3%
506:30 am 01:41 pm 230,121 Last Quarter
10:21 pm 		50.0%
612:05 am 07:24 am 02:52 pm 228,024Last Quarter 45.7%
712:47 am 08:22 am 04:04 pm 226,550Waning Crescent 34.1%
801:40 am 09:25 am 05:13 pm 225,814Waning Crescent 23.1%
902:43 am 10:30 am 06:14 pm 225,879Waning Crescent 13.5%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:54 am 11:34 am 07:06 pm 226,752Waning Crescent 6.2%
1105:09 am 12:34 pm 07:49 pm 228,376Waning Crescent 1.6%
1206:24 am 01:30 pm 08:24 pm 230,637 New Moon
01:36 pm 		0.0%
1307:36 am 02:21 pm 08:55 pm 233,383Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:44 am 03:08 pm 09:22 pm 236,431Waxing Crescent 5.6%
1509:50 am 03:54 pm 09:48 pm 239,589Waxing Crescent 11.9%
1610:53 am 04:38 pm 10:15 pm 242,668Waxing Crescent 19.8%
1711:56 am 05:23 pm 10:43 pm 245,495Waxing Crescent 28.9%
1812:58 pm 06:09 pm 11:14 pm 247,926First Quarter 38.6%
1901:59 pm 06:57 pm 11:50 pm 249,846 First Quarter
10:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:59 pm 07:46 pm 251,177Waxing Gibbous 58.3%
2112:31 am 03:55 pm 08:37 pm 251,869Waxing Gibbous 67.8%
2201:18 am 04:47 pm 09:28 pm 251,901Waxing Gibbous 76.6%
2302:11 am 05:34 pm 10:19 pm 251,278Waxing Gibbous 84.4%
2403:08 am 06:14 pm 11:09 pm 250,029Waxing Gibbous 90.9%
2504:09 am 06:49 pm 11:57 pm 248,210Waxing Gibbous 95.9%
2605:11 am 07:19 pm 247,118Waxing Gibbous 97.7%
2712:42 am 06:13 am 07:47 pm 245,900Full Moon 99.0%
2801:26 am 07:15 am 08:12 pm 243,204 Full Moon
12:18 am 		100.0%
2902:10 am 08:17 am 08:38 pm 240,251Full Moon 98.7%
3002:54 am 09:20 am 09:04 pm 237,194Waning Gibbous 95.1%
3103:39 am 10:25 am 09:33 pm 234,198Waning 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.
Earth has a second moon called Cruithne that has a 770 year orbit.
The moon rotates at about 10 miles per hour on its axis.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:29 am
Set: 09:24 am
Rise: 10:09 pm
Illumination: 92.8%
Distance: 241,629
2
August 2
Apex: 04:12 am
Set: 10:25 am
Rise: 10:34 pm
Illumination: 86.4%
Distance: 238,622
3
August 3
Apex: 04:56 am
Set: 11:27 am
Rise: 11:00 pm
Illumination: 78.1%
Distance: 235,589
4
August 4
Apex: 05:41 am
Set: 12:32 pm
Rise: 11:30 pm
Illumination: 68.3%
Distance: 232,698
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:30 am
Set: 01:41 pm
Last Qtr: 10:21 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,121
6
August 6
Rise: 12:05 am
Apex: 07:24 am
Set: 02:52 pm
Illumination: 45.7%
Distance: 228,024
7
August 7
Rise: 12:47 am
Apex: 08:22 am
Set: 04:04 pm
Illumination: 34.1%
Distance: 226,550
8
August 8
Rise: 01:40 am
Apex: 09:25 am
Set: 05:13 pm
Illumination: 23.1%
Distance: 225,814
9
August 9
Rise: 02:43 am
Apex: 10:30 am
Set: 06:14 pm
Illumination: 13.5%
Distance: 225,879
10
August 10
Rise: 03:54 am
Apex: 11:34 am
Set: 07:06 pm
Illumination: 6.2%
Distance: 226,752
11
August 11
Rise: 05:09 am
Apex: 12:34 pm
Set: 07:49 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,376
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:24 am
Apex: 01:30 pm
New Moon: 01:36 pm
Set: 08:24 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,637
13
August 13
Rise: 07:36 am
Apex: 02:21 pm
Set: 08:55 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,383
14
August 14
Rise: 08:44 am
Apex: 03:08 pm
Set: 09:22 pm
Illumination: 5.6%
Distance: 236,431
15
August 15
Rise: 09:50 am
Apex: 03:54 pm
Set: 09:48 pm
Illumination: 11.9%
Distance: 239,589
16
August 16
Rise: 10:53 am
Apex: 04:38 pm
Set: 10:15 pm
Illumination: 19.8%
Distance: 242,668
17
August 17
Rise: 11:56 am
Apex: 05:23 pm
Set: 10:43 pm
Illumination: 28.9%
Distance: 245,495
18
August 18
Rise: 12:58 pm
Apex: 06:09 pm
Set: 11:14 pm
Illumination: 38.6%
Distance: 247,926
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:59 pm
Apex: 06:57 pm
First Qtr: 10:46 pm
Set: 11:50 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,846
20
August 20
Rise: 02:59 pm
Apex: 07:46 pm
Illumination: 58.3%
Distance: 251,177
21
August 21
Set: 12:31 am
Rise: 03:55 pm
Apex: 08:37 pm
Illumination: 67.8%
Distance: 251,869
22
August 22
Set: 01:18 am
Rise: 04:47 pm
Apex: 09:28 pm
Illumination: 76.6%
Distance: 251,901
23
August 23
Set: 02:11 am
Rise: 05:34 pm
Apex: 10:19 pm
Illumination: 84.4%
Distance: 251,278
24
August 24
Set: 03:08 am
Rise: 06:14 pm
Apex: 11:09 pm
Illumination: 90.9%
Distance: 250,029
25
August 25
Set: 04:09 am
Rise: 06:49 pm
Apex: 11:57 pm
Illumination: 95.9%
Distance: 248,210
26
August 26
Set: 05:11 am
Rise: 07:19 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 247,118
27
August 27
Apex: 12:42 am
Set: 06:13 am
Rise: 07:47 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 245,900
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Full Moon: 12:18 am
Apex: 01:26 am
Set: 07:15 am
Rise: 08:12 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 243,204
29
August 29
Apex: 02:10 am
Set: 08:17 am
Rise: 08:38 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 240,251
30
August 30
Apex: 02:54 am
Set: 09:20 am
Rise: 09:04 pm
Illumination: 95.1%
Distance: 237,194
31
August 31
Apex: 03:39 am
Set: 10:25 am
Rise: 09:33 pm
Illumination: 89.2%
Distance: 234,198