Daily Moon Almanac for Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Sunday   08/09/2026
02:53 am
MOONRISE		 10:44 am
APEX (Transit)		 06:31 pm
MOONSET
13.5%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 225,884
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Oak Ridge, Tennessee - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:43 am 09:37 am 10:22 pm 241,602Waning Gibbous 92.8%
204:26 am 10:39 am 10:47 pm 238,594Waning Gibbous 86.3%
305:09 am 11:42 am 11:13 pm 235,562Waning Gibbous 78.0%
405:55 am 12:47 pm 11:42 pm 232,673Waning Gibbous 68.2%
506:44 am 01:56 pm 230,100 Last Quarter
10:21 pm 		50.0%
612:16 am 07:37 am 03:08 pm 228,007Last Quarter 45.6%
712:58 am 08:36 am 04:20 pm 226,540Waning Crescent 34.0%
801:50 am 09:39 am 05:29 pm 225,811Waning Crescent 23.0%
902:53 am 10:44 am 06:31 pm 225,884Waning Crescent 13.5%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1004:05 am 11:48 am 07:22 pm 226,764Waning Crescent 6.1%
1105:21 am 12:48 pm 08:04 pm 228,394Waning Crescent 1.5%
1206:36 am 01:43 pm 08:39 pm 230,660 New Moon
01:36 pm 		0.0%
1307:49 am 02:34 pm 09:09 pm 233,410Waxing Crescent 1.5%
1408:58 am 03:22 pm 09:35 pm 236,460Waxing Crescent 5.6%
1510:04 am 04:07 pm 10:01 pm 239,618Waxing Crescent 12.0%
1611:08 am 04:52 pm 10:27 pm 242,695Waxing Crescent 19.9%
1712:11 pm 05:36 pm 10:55 pm 245,519Waxing Crescent 29.0%
1801:13 pm 06:22 pm 11:26 pm 247,945First Quarter 38.7%
1902:15 pm 07:10 pm 249,861 First Quarter
10:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:01 am 03:15 pm 07:59 pm 251,186Waxing Gibbous 58.4%
2112:41 am 04:12 pm 08:51 pm 251,872Waxing Gibbous 67.9%
2201:28 am 05:04 pm 09:42 pm 251,898Waxing Gibbous 76.7%
2302:21 am 05:50 pm 10:33 pm 251,269Waxing Gibbous 84.4%
2403:19 am 06:30 pm 11:22 pm 250,015Waxing Gibbous 91.0%
2504:20 am 07:04 pm 249,175Waxing Gibbous 93.6%
2612:10 am 05:23 am 07:34 pm 248,191Waxing Gibbous 95.9%
2712:56 am 06:25 am 08:01 pm 245,877Full Moon 99.0%
2801:40 am 07:28 am 08:26 pm 243,178 Full Moon
12:18 am 		100.0%
2902:24 am 08:30 am 08:51 pm 240,224Full Moon 98.7%
3003:08 am 09:34 am 09:17 pm 237,166Waning Gibbous 95.1%
3103:53 am 10:40 am 09:45 pm 234,171Waning Gibbous 89.1%
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 13.5% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will decrease in illumination.
The moon always shows Earth the same face
The moon is not round and is shaped more like an egg.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:43 am
Set: 09:37 am
Rise: 10:22 pm
Illumination: 92.8%
Distance: 241,602
2
August 2
Apex: 04:26 am
Set: 10:39 am
Rise: 10:47 pm
Illumination: 86.3%
Distance: 238,594
3
August 3
Apex: 05:09 am
Set: 11:42 am
Rise: 11:13 pm
Illumination: 78.0%
Distance: 235,562
4
August 4
Apex: 05:55 am
Set: 12:47 pm
Rise: 11:42 pm
Illumination: 68.2%
Distance: 232,673
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:44 am
Set: 01:56 pm
Last Qtr: 10:21 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,100
6
August 6
Rise: 12:16 am
Apex: 07:37 am
Set: 03:08 pm
Illumination: 45.6%
Distance: 228,007
7
August 7
Rise: 12:58 am
Apex: 08:36 am
Set: 04:20 pm
Illumination: 34.0%
Distance: 226,540
8
August 8
Rise: 01:50 am
Apex: 09:39 am
Set: 05:29 pm
Illumination: 23.0%
Distance: 225,811
9
August 9
Rise: 02:53 am
Apex: 10:44 am
Set: 06:31 pm
Illumination: 13.5%
Distance: 225,884
10
August 10
Rise: 04:05 am
Apex: 11:48 am
Set: 07:22 pm
Illumination: 6.1%
Distance: 226,764
11
August 11
Rise: 05:21 am
Apex: 12:48 pm
Set: 08:04 pm
Illumination: 1.5%
Distance: 228,394
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:36 am
New Moon: 01:36 pm
Apex: 01:43 pm
Set: 08:39 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,660
13
August 13
Rise: 07:49 am
Apex: 02:34 pm
Set: 09:09 pm
Illumination: 1.5%
Distance: 233,410
14
August 14
Rise: 08:58 am
Apex: 03:22 pm
Set: 09:35 pm
Illumination: 5.6%
Distance: 236,460
15
August 15
Rise: 10:04 am
Apex: 04:07 pm
Set: 10:01 pm
Illumination: 12.0%
Distance: 239,618
16
August 16
Rise: 11:08 am
Apex: 04:52 pm
Set: 10:27 pm
Illumination: 19.9%
Distance: 242,695
17
August 17
Rise: 12:11 pm
Apex: 05:36 pm
Set: 10:55 pm
Illumination: 29.0%
Distance: 245,519
18
August 18
Rise: 01:13 pm
Apex: 06:22 pm
Set: 11:26 pm
Illumination: 38.7%
Distance: 247,945
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 02:15 pm
Apex: 07:10 pm
First Qtr: 10:46 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,861
20
August 20
Set: 12:01 am
Rise: 03:15 pm
Apex: 07:59 pm
Illumination: 58.4%
Distance: 251,186
21
August 21
Set: 12:41 am
Rise: 04:12 pm
Apex: 08:51 pm
Illumination: 67.9%
Distance: 251,872
22
August 22
Set: 01:28 am
Rise: 05:04 pm
Apex: 09:42 pm
Illumination: 76.7%
Distance: 251,898
23
August 23
Set: 02:21 am
Rise: 05:50 pm
Apex: 10:33 pm
Illumination: 84.4%
Distance: 251,269
24
August 24
Set: 03:19 am
Rise: 06:30 pm
Apex: 11:22 pm
Illumination: 91.0%
Distance: 250,015
25
August 25
Set: 04:20 am
Rise: 07:04 pm
Illumination: 93.6%
Distance: 249,175
26
August 26
Apex: 12:10 am
Set: 05:23 am
Rise: 07:34 pm
Illumination: 95.9%
Distance: 248,191
27
August 27
Apex: 12:56 am
Set: 06:25 am
Rise: 08:01 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 245,877
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Full Moon: 12:18 am
Apex: 01:40 am
Set: 07:28 am
Rise: 08:26 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 243,178
29
August 29
Apex: 02:24 am
Set: 08:30 am
Rise: 08:51 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 240,224
30
August 30
Apex: 03:08 am
Set: 09:34 am
Rise: 09:17 pm
Illumination: 95.1%
Distance: 237,166
31
August 31
Apex: 03:53 am
Set: 10:40 am
Rise: 09:45 pm
Illumination: 89.1%
Distance: 234,171