Daily Moon Almanac for Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Sunday   08/16/2026
10:41 am
MOONRISE		 04:26 pm
APEX (Transit)		 10:02 pm
MOONSET
19.8%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 242,643
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Rocky Mount, North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:17 am 09:10 am 09:56 pm 241,654Waning Gibbous 92.9%
203:59 am 10:12 am 10:21 pm 238,648Waning Gibbous 86.4%
304:43 am 11:15 am 10:47 pm 235,614Waning Gibbous 78.2%
405:29 am 12:21 pm 11:16 pm 232,722Waning Gibbous 68.4%
506:17 am 01:29 pm 11:51 pm 230,142 Last Quarter
10:21 pm 		50.0%
607:11 am 02:41 pm 228,039Last Quarter 45.8%
712:33 am 08:09 am 03:53 pm 226,560Waning Crescent 34.2%
801:25 am 09:12 am 05:02 pm 225,817Waning Crescent 23.2%
902:27 am 10:17 am 06:04 pm 225,875Waning Crescent 13.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:39 am 11:21 am 06:55 pm 226,742Waning Crescent 6.2%
1104:55 am 12:22 pm 07:38 pm 228,359Waning Crescent 1.6%
1206:10 am 01:17 pm 08:13 pm 230,616 New Moon
01:36 pm 		0.0%
1307:22 am 02:08 pm 08:43 pm 233,358Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:31 am 02:56 pm 09:10 pm 236,405Waxing Crescent 5.5%
1509:37 am 03:41 pm 09:35 pm 239,563Waxing Crescent 11.8%
1610:41 am 04:26 pm 10:02 pm 242,643Waxing Crescent 19.8%
1711:44 am 05:10 pm 10:29 pm 245,472Waxing Crescent 28.8%
1812:46 pm 05:56 pm 11:00 pm 247,907First Quarter 38.5%
1901:48 pm 06:44 pm 11:35 pm 249,832 First Quarter
10:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:48 pm 07:33 pm 251,168Waxing Gibbous 58.3%
2112:16 am 03:45 pm 08:24 pm 251,866Waxing Gibbous 67.7%
2201:03 am 04:37 pm 09:16 pm 251,903Waxing Gibbous 76.5%
2301:56 am 05:23 pm 10:07 pm 251,286Waxing Gibbous 84.3%
2402:53 am 06:03 pm 10:56 pm 250,042Waxing Gibbous 90.9%
2503:54 am 06:38 pm 11:44 pm 248,228Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
2604:57 am 07:08 pm 247,138Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
2712:30 am 05:59 am 07:35 pm 245,921Full Moon 99.0%
2801:14 am 07:01 am 08:00 pm 243,228 Full Moon
12:18 am 		100.0%
2901:57 am 08:04 am 08:25 pm 240,277Full Moon 98.8%
3002:41 am 09:07 am 08:51 pm 237,220Waning Gibbous 95.2%
3103:27 am 10:13 am 09:20 pm 234,223Waning Gibbous 89.3%
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 19.8% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will increase in illumination.
The moon always shows Earth the same face
The moon is about 27% the size of Earth.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:17 am
Set: 09:10 am
Rise: 09:56 pm
Illumination: 92.9%
Distance: 241,654
2
August 2
Apex: 03:59 am
Set: 10:12 am
Rise: 10:21 pm
Illumination: 86.4%
Distance: 238,648
3
August 3
Apex: 04:43 am
Set: 11:15 am
Rise: 10:47 pm
Illumination: 78.2%
Distance: 235,614
4
August 4
Apex: 05:29 am
Set: 12:21 pm
Rise: 11:16 pm
Illumination: 68.4%
Distance: 232,722
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:17 am
Set: 01:29 pm
Last Qtr: 10:21 pm
Rise: 11:51 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,142
6
August 6
Apex: 07:11 am
Set: 02:41 pm
Illumination: 45.8%
Distance: 228,039
7
August 7
Rise: 12:33 am
Apex: 08:09 am
Set: 03:53 pm
Illumination: 34.2%
Distance: 226,560
8
August 8
Rise: 01:25 am
Apex: 09:12 am
Set: 05:02 pm
Illumination: 23.2%
Distance: 225,817
9
August 9
Rise: 02:27 am
Apex: 10:17 am
Set: 06:04 pm
Illumination: 13.6%
Distance: 225,875
10
August 10
Rise: 03:39 am
Apex: 11:21 am
Set: 06:55 pm
Illumination: 6.2%
Distance: 226,742
11
August 11
Rise: 04:55 am
Apex: 12:22 pm
Set: 07:38 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,359
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:10 am
Apex: 01:17 pm
New Moon: 01:36 pm
Set: 08:13 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,616
13
August 13
Rise: 07:22 am
Apex: 02:08 pm
Set: 08:43 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,358
14
August 14
Rise: 08:31 am
Apex: 02:56 pm
Set: 09:10 pm
Illumination: 5.5%
Distance: 236,405
15
August 15
Rise: 09:37 am
Apex: 03:41 pm
Set: 09:35 pm
Illumination: 11.8%
Distance: 239,563
16
August 16
Rise: 10:41 am
Apex: 04:26 pm
Set: 10:02 pm
Illumination: 19.8%
Distance: 242,643
17
August 17
Rise: 11:44 am
Apex: 05:10 pm
Set: 10:29 pm
Illumination: 28.8%
Distance: 245,472
18
August 18
Rise: 12:46 pm
Apex: 05:56 pm
Set: 11:00 pm
Illumination: 38.5%
Distance: 247,907
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:48 pm
Apex: 06:44 pm
First Qtr: 10:46 pm
Set: 11:35 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,832
20
August 20
Rise: 02:48 pm
Apex: 07:33 pm
Illumination: 58.3%
Distance: 251,168
21
August 21
Set: 12:16 am
Rise: 03:45 pm
Apex: 08:24 pm
Illumination: 67.7%
Distance: 251,866
22
August 22
Set: 01:03 am
Rise: 04:37 pm
Apex: 09:16 pm
Illumination: 76.5%
Distance: 251,903
23
August 23
Set: 01:56 am
Rise: 05:23 pm
Apex: 10:07 pm
Illumination: 84.3%
Distance: 251,286
24
August 24
Set: 02:53 am
Rise: 06:03 pm
Apex: 10:56 pm
Illumination: 90.9%
Distance: 250,042
25
August 25
Set: 03:54 am
Rise: 06:38 pm
Apex: 11:44 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 248,228
26
August 26
Set: 04:57 am
Rise: 07:08 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 247,138
27
August 27
Apex: 12:30 am
Set: 05:59 am
Rise: 07:35 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 245,921
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Full Moon: 12:18 am
Apex: 01:14 am
Set: 07:01 am
Rise: 08:00 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 243,228
29
August 29
Apex: 01:57 am
Set: 08:04 am
Rise: 08:25 pm
Illumination: 98.8%
Distance: 240,277
30
August 30
Apex: 02:41 am
Set: 09:07 am
Rise: 08:51 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 237,220
31
August 31
Apex: 03:27 am
Set: 10:13 am
Rise: 09:20 pm
Illumination: 89.3%
Distance: 234,223