Daily Moon Almanac for Las Vegas, New Mexico
Sunday   08/09/2026
02:22 am
MOONRISE		 10:11 am
APEX (Transit)		 05:56 pm
MOONSET
13.6%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 225,874
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Las Vegas, New Mexico - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:09 am 09:04 am 09:47 pm 241,669Waning Gibbous 92.9%
203:52 am 10:06 am 10:12 pm 238,664Waning Gibbous 86.5%
304:35 am 11:09 am 10:38 pm 235,630Waning Gibbous 78.2%
405:21 am 12:14 pm 11:08 pm 232,735Waning Gibbous 68.4%
506:10 am 01:23 pm 11:43 pm 230,153 Last Quarter
08:21 pm 		50.0%
607:04 am 02:35 pm 228,047Last Quarter 45.9%
712:26 am 08:03 am 03:47 pm 226,565Waning Crescent 34.2%
801:19 am 09:06 am 04:56 pm 225,818Waning Crescent 23.2%
902:22 am 10:11 am 05:56 pm 225,874Waning Crescent 13.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:34 am 11:15 am 06:47 pm 226,736Waning Crescent 6.2%
1104:50 am 12:15 pm 07:29 pm 228,350Waning Crescent 1.6%
1206:05 am 01:10 pm 08:04 pm 230,604 New Moon
11:36 am 		0.0%
1307:17 am 02:01 pm 08:34 pm 233,344Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:26 am 02:48 pm 09:01 pm 236,389Waxing Crescent 5.5%
1509:31 am 03:33 pm 09:27 pm 239,547Waxing Crescent 11.8%
1610:35 am 04:18 pm 09:53 pm 242,627Waxing Crescent 19.7%
1711:37 am 05:03 pm 10:21 pm 245,459Waxing Crescent 28.8%
1812:40 pm 05:49 pm 10:52 pm 247,896First Quarter 38.4%
1901:41 pm 06:37 pm 11:28 pm 249,824 First Quarter
08:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:41 pm 07:26 pm 251,163Waxing Gibbous 58.2%
2112:09 am 03:37 pm 08:17 pm 251,864Waxing Gibbous 67.7%
2212:56 am 04:29 pm 09:09 pm 251,905Waxing Gibbous 76.5%
2301:50 am 05:15 pm 09:59 pm 251,290Waxing Gibbous 84.3%
2402:48 am 05:54 pm 10:49 pm 250,050Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
2503:49 am 06:29 pm 11:36 pm 248,238Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
2604:51 am 06:59 pm 247,149Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
2712:22 am 05:53 am 07:26 pm 245,934 Full Moon
10:18 pm 		100.0%
2801:06 am 06:55 am 07:51 pm 243,243Full Moon 100.0%
2901:50 am 07:58 am 08:16 pm 240,293Full Moon 98.8%
3002:34 am 09:01 am 08:43 pm 237,236Waning Gibbous 95.2%
3103:19 am 10:07 am 09:11 pm 234,237Waning 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 13.6% 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: 03:09 am
Set: 09:04 am
Rise: 09:47 pm
Illumination: 92.9%
Distance: 241,669
2
August 2
Apex: 03:52 am
Set: 10:06 am
Rise: 10:12 pm
Illumination: 86.5%
Distance: 238,664
3
August 3
Apex: 04:35 am
Set: 11:09 am
Rise: 10:38 pm
Illumination: 78.2%
Distance: 235,630
4
August 4
Apex: 05:21 am
Set: 12:14 pm
Rise: 11:08 pm
Illumination: 68.4%
Distance: 232,735
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:10 am
Set: 01:23 pm
Last Qtr: 08:21 pm
Rise: 11:43 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,153
6
August 6
Apex: 07:04 am
Set: 02:35 pm
Illumination: 45.9%
Distance: 228,047
7
August 7
Rise: 12:26 am
Apex: 08:03 am
Set: 03:47 pm
Illumination: 34.2%
Distance: 226,565
8
August 8
Rise: 01:19 am
Apex: 09:06 am
Set: 04:56 pm
Illumination: 23.2%
Distance: 225,818
9
August 9
Rise: 02:22 am
Apex: 10:11 am
Set: 05:56 pm
Illumination: 13.6%
Distance: 225,874
10
August 10
Rise: 03:34 am
Apex: 11:15 am
Set: 06:47 pm
Illumination: 6.2%
Distance: 226,736
11
August 11
Rise: 04:50 am
Apex: 12:15 pm
Set: 07:29 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,350
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:05 am
New Moon: 11:36 am
Apex: 01:10 pm
Set: 08:04 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,604
13
August 13
Rise: 07:17 am
Apex: 02:01 pm
Set: 08:34 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,344
14
August 14
Rise: 08:26 am
Apex: 02:48 pm
Set: 09:01 pm
Illumination: 5.5%
Distance: 236,389
15
August 15
Rise: 09:31 am
Apex: 03:33 pm
Set: 09:27 pm
Illumination: 11.8%
Distance: 239,547
16
August 16
Rise: 10:35 am
Apex: 04:18 pm
Set: 09:53 pm
Illumination: 19.7%
Distance: 242,627
17
August 17
Rise: 11:37 am
Apex: 05:03 pm
Set: 10:21 pm
Illumination: 28.8%
Distance: 245,459
18
August 18
Rise: 12:40 pm
Apex: 05:49 pm
Set: 10:52 pm
Illumination: 38.4%
Distance: 247,896
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:41 pm
Apex: 06:37 pm
First Qtr: 08:46 pm
Set: 11:28 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,824
20
August 20
Rise: 02:41 pm
Apex: 07:26 pm
Illumination: 58.2%
Distance: 251,163
21
August 21
Set: 12:09 am
Rise: 03:37 pm
Apex: 08:17 pm
Illumination: 67.7%
Distance: 251,864
22
August 22
Set: 12:56 am
Rise: 04:29 pm
Apex: 09:09 pm
Illumination: 76.5%
Distance: 251,905
23
August 23
Set: 01:50 am
Rise: 05:15 pm
Apex: 09:59 pm
Illumination: 84.3%
Distance: 251,290
24
August 24
Set: 02:48 am
Rise: 05:54 pm
Apex: 10:49 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 250,050
25
August 25
Set: 03:49 am
Rise: 06:29 pm
Apex: 11:36 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 248,238
26
August 26
Set: 04:51 am
Rise: 06:59 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 247,149
27
August 27
Apex: 12:22 am
Set: 05:53 am
Rise: 07:26 pm
Full Moon: 10:18 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 245,934
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Apex: 01:06 am
Set: 06:55 am
Rise: 07:51 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 243,243
29
August 29
Apex: 01:50 am
Set: 07:58 am
Rise: 08:16 pm
Illumination: 98.8%
Distance: 240,293
30
August 30
Apex: 02:34 am
Set: 09:01 am
Rise: 08:43 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 237,236
31
August 31
Apex: 03:19 am
Set: 10:07 am
Rise: 09:11 pm
Illumination: 89.3%
Distance: 234,237