Daily Moon Almanac for Hickory, North Carolina
Wednesday   08/19/2026
02:02 pm
MOONRISE		 06:58 pm
APEX (Transit)		 11:50 pm
MOONSET
48.5%
Illumination at Apex		 First Quarter
Moon Phase		 249,848
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Hickory, North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:31 am 09:25 am 10:10 pm 241,625Waning Gibbous 92.8%
204:14 am 10:27 am 10:35 pm 238,618Waning Gibbous 86.4%
304:57 am 11:30 am 11:02 pm 235,585Waning Gibbous 78.1%
405:43 am 12:35 pm 11:31 pm 232,695Waning Gibbous 68.3%
506:32 am 01:44 pm 230,119 Last Quarter
10:21 pm 		50.0%
612:05 am 07:25 am 02:55 pm 228,022Last Quarter 45.7%
712:48 am 08:24 am 04:08 pm 226,549Waning Crescent 34.1%
801:40 am 09:27 am 05:17 pm 225,814Waning Crescent 23.1%
902:42 am 10:32 am 06:18 pm 225,880Waning Crescent 13.5%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:54 am 11:36 am 07:09 pm 226,754Waning Crescent 6.2%
1105:10 am 12:36 pm 07:52 pm 228,378Waning Crescent 1.6%
1206:25 am 01:32 pm 08:27 pm 230,640 New Moon
01:36 pm 		0.0%
1307:37 am 02:23 pm 08:57 pm 233,386Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:46 am 03:10 pm 09:24 pm 236,435Waxing Crescent 5.6%
1509:52 am 03:55 pm 09:50 pm 239,593Waxing Crescent 11.9%
1610:56 am 04:40 pm 10:16 pm 242,672Waxing Crescent 19.8%
1711:58 am 05:25 pm 10:44 pm 245,498Waxing Crescent 28.9%
1801:01 pm 06:11 pm 11:15 pm 247,928First Quarter 38.6%
1902:02 pm 06:58 pm 11:50 pm 249,848 First Quarter
10:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2003:02 pm 07:48 pm 251,178Waxing Gibbous 58.4%
2112:30 am 03:59 pm 08:39 pm 251,869Waxing Gibbous 67.8%
2201:17 am 04:51 pm 09:30 pm 251,900Waxing Gibbous 76.6%
2302:11 am 05:37 pm 10:21 pm 251,277Waxing Gibbous 84.4%
2403:08 am 06:17 pm 11:11 pm 250,027Waxing Gibbous 90.9%
2504:09 am 06:52 pm 11:58 pm 248,208Waxing Gibbous 95.9%
2605:11 am 07:22 pm 247,115Waxing Gibbous 97.7%
2712:44 am 06:14 am 07:49 pm 245,897Full Moon 99.0%
2801:28 am 07:16 am 08:14 pm 243,200 Full Moon
12:18 am 		100.0%
2902:12 am 08:18 am 08:40 pm 240,248Full Moon 98.7%
3002:56 am 09:22 am 09:06 pm 237,190Waning Gibbous 95.1%
3103:41 am 10:27 am 09:34 pm 234,194Waning 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 First Quarter which occurs at 10:46 pm.
The moon is 50.0% illuminated today.
The moon is drifting away from the Earth at 1.5 inches per year.
The moon smells like gunpowder according to Apollo astronauts.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:31 am
Set: 09:25 am
Rise: 10:10 pm
Illumination: 92.8%
Distance: 241,625
2
August 2
Apex: 04:14 am
Set: 10:27 am
Rise: 10:35 pm
Illumination: 86.4%
Distance: 238,618
3
August 3
Apex: 04:57 am
Set: 11:30 am
Rise: 11:02 pm
Illumination: 78.1%
Distance: 235,585
4
August 4
Apex: 05:43 am
Set: 12:35 pm
Rise: 11:31 pm
Illumination: 68.3%
Distance: 232,695
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:32 am
Set: 01:44 pm
Last Qtr: 10:21 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,119
6
August 6
Rise: 12:05 am
Apex: 07:25 am
Set: 02:55 pm
Illumination: 45.7%
Distance: 228,022
7
August 7
Rise: 12:48 am
Apex: 08:24 am
Set: 04:08 pm
Illumination: 34.1%
Distance: 226,549
8
August 8
Rise: 01:40 am
Apex: 09:27 am
Set: 05:17 pm
Illumination: 23.1%
Distance: 225,814
9
August 9
Rise: 02:42 am
Apex: 10:32 am
Set: 06:18 pm
Illumination: 13.5%
Distance: 225,880
10
August 10
Rise: 03:54 am
Apex: 11:36 am
Set: 07:09 pm
Illumination: 6.2%
Distance: 226,754
11
August 11
Rise: 05:10 am
Apex: 12:36 pm
Set: 07:52 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,378
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:25 am
Apex: 01:32 pm
New Moon: 01:36 pm
Set: 08:27 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,640
13
August 13
Rise: 07:37 am
Apex: 02:23 pm
Set: 08:57 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,386
14
August 14
Rise: 08:46 am
Apex: 03:10 pm
Set: 09:24 pm
Illumination: 5.6%
Distance: 236,435
15
August 15
Rise: 09:52 am
Apex: 03:55 pm
Set: 09:50 pm
Illumination: 11.9%
Distance: 239,593
16
August 16
Rise: 10:56 am
Apex: 04:40 pm
Set: 10:16 pm
Illumination: 19.8%
Distance: 242,672
17
August 17
Rise: 11:58 am
Apex: 05:25 pm
Set: 10:44 pm
Illumination: 28.9%
Distance: 245,498
18
August 18
Rise: 01:01 pm
Apex: 06:11 pm
Set: 11:15 pm
Illumination: 38.6%
Distance: 247,928
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 02:02 pm
Apex: 06:58 pm
First Qtr: 10:46 pm
Set: 11:50 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,848
20
August 20
Rise: 03:02 pm
Apex: 07:48 pm
Illumination: 58.4%
Distance: 251,178
21
August 21
Set: 12:30 am
Rise: 03:59 pm
Apex: 08:39 pm
Illumination: 67.8%
Distance: 251,869
22
August 22
Set: 01:17 am
Rise: 04:51 pm
Apex: 09:30 pm
Illumination: 76.6%
Distance: 251,900
23
August 23
Set: 02:11 am
Rise: 05:37 pm
Apex: 10:21 pm
Illumination: 84.4%
Distance: 251,277
24
August 24
Set: 03:08 am
Rise: 06:17 pm
Apex: 11:11 pm
Illumination: 90.9%
Distance: 250,027
25
August 25
Set: 04:09 am
Rise: 06:52 pm
Apex: 11:58 pm
Illumination: 95.9%
Distance: 248,208
26
August 26
Set: 05:11 am
Rise: 07:22 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 247,115
27
August 27
Apex: 12:44 am
Set: 06:14 am
Rise: 07:49 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 245,897
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Full Moon: 12:18 am
Apex: 01:28 am
Set: 07:16 am
Rise: 08:14 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 243,200
29
August 29
Apex: 02:12 am
Set: 08:18 am
Rise: 08:40 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 240,248
30
August 30
Apex: 02:56 am
Set: 09:22 am
Rise: 09:06 pm
Illumination: 95.1%
Distance: 237,190
31
August 31
Apex: 03:41 am
Set: 10:27 am
Rise: 09:34 pm
Illumination: 89.2%
Distance: 234,194