Daily Moon Almanac for San Francisco Intl, California
Monday   08/17/2026
11:53 am
MOONRISE		 05:14 pm
APEX (Transit)		 10:27 pm
MOONSET
28.8%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 245,479
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
San Francisco Intl, California - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:20 am 09:15 am 09:58 pm 241,647Waning Gibbous 92.8%
204:03 am 10:18 am 10:21 pm 238,641Waning Gibbous 86.4%
304:47 am 11:23 am 10:46 pm 235,607Waning Gibbous 78.1%
405:32 am 12:30 pm 11:15 pm 232,715Waning Gibbous 68.3%
506:22 am 01:40 pm 11:49 pm 230,135 Last Quarter
07:21 pm 		50.0%
607:16 am 02:53 pm 228,033Last Quarter 45.8%
712:31 am 08:15 am 04:06 pm 226,556Waning Crescent 34.1%
801:23 am 09:18 am 05:15 pm 225,816Waning Crescent 23.1%
902:27 am 10:23 am 06:15 pm 225,877Waning Crescent 13.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:40 am 11:27 am 07:04 pm 226,746Waning Crescent 6.2%
1104:57 am 12:27 pm 07:44 pm 228,366Waning Crescent 1.6%
1206:14 am 01:22 pm 08:17 pm 230,623 New Moon
10:36 am 		0.0%
1307:27 am 02:12 pm 08:45 pm 233,366Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:37 am 02:59 pm 09:11 pm 236,412Waxing Crescent 5.5%
1509:44 am 03:45 pm 09:35 pm 239,570Waxing Crescent 11.8%
1610:49 am 04:29 pm 10:00 pm 242,650Waxing Crescent 19.8%
1711:53 am 05:14 pm 10:27 pm 245,479Waxing Crescent 28.8%
1812:56 pm 05:59 pm 10:57 pm 247,912First Quarter 38.5%
1901:59 pm 06:48 pm 11:32 pm 249,837 First Quarter
07:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:59 pm 07:38 pm 251,171Waxing Gibbous 58.3%
2112:13 am 03:56 pm 08:29 pm 251,867Waxing Gibbous 67.8%
2201:00 am 04:48 pm 09:20 pm 251,902Waxing Gibbous 76.5%
2301:54 am 05:33 pm 10:11 pm 251,283Waxing Gibbous 84.3%
2402:53 am 06:11 pm 11:00 pm 250,038Waxing Gibbous 90.9%
2503:55 am 06:44 pm 11:48 pm 248,223Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
2604:58 am 07:12 pm 247,133Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
2712:33 am 06:02 am 07:38 pm 245,915 Full Moon
09:18 pm 		100.0%
2801:17 am 07:06 am 08:02 pm 243,221Full Moon 100.0%
2902:01 am 08:09 am 08:26 pm 240,270Full Moon 98.8%
3002:45 am 09:15 am 08:51 pm 237,213Waning Gibbous 95.1%
3109:34 pm 03:31 am 10:22 am 234,215Waning Gibbous 89.2%
Did you know?
 This full moon on the 27th is known as the Full Sturgeon Moon.
The moon phase for today is Waxing Crescent.
The moon is 28.8% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will increase in illumination.
Just like Earth, the moon has earthquakes, or more fittingly
   called 'moonquakes'.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:20 am
Set: 09:15 am
Rise: 09:58 pm
Illumination: 92.8%
Distance: 241,647
2
August 2
Apex: 04:03 am
Set: 10:18 am
Rise: 10:21 pm
Illumination: 86.4%
Distance: 238,641
3
August 3
Apex: 04:47 am
Set: 11:23 am
Rise: 10:46 pm
Illumination: 78.1%
Distance: 235,607
4
August 4
Apex: 05:32 am
Set: 12:30 pm
Rise: 11:15 pm
Illumination: 68.3%
Distance: 232,715
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:22 am
Set: 01:40 pm
Last Qtr: 07:21 pm
Rise: 11:49 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,135
6
August 6
Apex: 07:16 am
Set: 02:53 pm
Illumination: 45.8%
Distance: 228,033
7
August 7
Rise: 12:31 am
Apex: 08:15 am
Set: 04:06 pm
Illumination: 34.1%
Distance: 226,556
8
August 8
Rise: 01:23 am
Apex: 09:18 am
Set: 05:15 pm
Illumination: 23.1%
Distance: 225,816
9
August 9
Rise: 02:27 am
Apex: 10:23 am
Set: 06:15 pm
Illumination: 13.6%
Distance: 225,877
10
August 10
Rise: 03:40 am
Apex: 11:27 am
Set: 07:04 pm
Illumination: 6.2%
Distance: 226,746
11
August 11
Rise: 04:57 am
Apex: 12:27 pm
Set: 07:44 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,366
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:14 am
New Moon: 10:36 am
Apex: 01:22 pm
Set: 08:17 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,623
13
August 13
Rise: 07:27 am
Apex: 02:12 pm
Set: 08:45 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,366
14
August 14
Rise: 08:37 am
Apex: 02:59 pm
Set: 09:11 pm
Illumination: 5.5%
Distance: 236,412
15
August 15
Rise: 09:44 am
Apex: 03:45 pm
Set: 09:35 pm
Illumination: 11.8%
Distance: 239,570
16
August 16
Rise: 10:49 am
Apex: 04:29 pm
Set: 10:00 pm
Illumination: 19.8%
Distance: 242,650
17
August 17
Rise: 11:53 am
Apex: 05:14 pm
Set: 10:27 pm
Illumination: 28.8%
Distance: 245,479
18
August 18
Rise: 12:56 pm
Apex: 05:59 pm
Set: 10:57 pm
Illumination: 38.5%
Distance: 247,912
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:59 pm
Apex: 06:48 pm
First Qtr: 07:46 pm
Set: 11:32 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,837
20
August 20
Rise: 02:59 pm
Apex: 07:38 pm
Illumination: 58.3%
Distance: 251,171
21
August 21
Set: 12:13 am
Rise: 03:56 pm
Apex: 08:29 pm
Illumination: 67.8%
Distance: 251,867
22
August 22
Set: 01:00 am
Rise: 04:48 pm
Apex: 09:20 pm
Illumination: 76.5%
Distance: 251,902
23
August 23
Set: 01:54 am
Rise: 05:33 pm
Apex: 10:11 pm
Illumination: 84.3%
Distance: 251,283
24
August 24
Set: 02:53 am
Rise: 06:11 pm
Apex: 11:00 pm
Illumination: 90.9%
Distance: 250,038
25
August 25
Set: 03:55 am
Rise: 06:44 pm
Apex: 11:48 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 248,223
26
August 26
Set: 04:58 am
Rise: 07:12 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 247,133
27
August 27
Apex: 12:33 am
Set: 06:02 am
Rise: 07:38 pm
Full Moon: 09:18 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 245,915
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Apex: 01:17 am
Set: 07:06 am
Rise: 08:02 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 243,221
29
August 29
Apex: 02:01 am
Set: 08:09 am
Rise: 08:26 pm
Illumination: 98.8%
Distance: 240,270
30
August 30
Apex: 02:45 am
Set: 09:15 am
Rise: 08:51 pm
Illumination: 95.1%
Distance: 237,213
31
August 31
Rise: 09:34 pm
Apex: 03:31 am
Set: 10:22 am
Illumination: 89.2%
Distance: 234,215