Daily Moon Almanac for Taft,Virginia
Friday   08/07/2026
12:21 am
MOONRISE		 08:03 am
APEX (Transit)		 03:53 pm
MOONSET
34.2%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 226,565
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Taft,Virginia - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:10 am 09:03 am 09:51 pm 241,666Waning Gibbous 92.9%
203:53 am 10:06 am 10:14 pm 238,660Waning Gibbous 86.5%
304:37 am 11:10 am 10:39 pm 235,627Waning Gibbous 78.2%
405:22 am 12:17 pm 11:07 pm 232,733Waning Gibbous 68.4%
506:11 am 01:27 pm 11:40 pm 230,151 Last Quarter
10:21 pm 		50.0%
607:05 am 02:40 pm 228,047Last Quarter 45.9%
712:21 am 08:03 am 03:53 pm 226,565Waning Crescent 34.2%
801:12 am 09:06 am 05:03 pm 225,818Waning Crescent 23.2%
902:14 am 10:11 am 06:04 pm 225,874Waning Crescent 13.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:26 am 11:15 am 06:55 pm 226,736Waning Crescent 6.2%
1104:43 am 12:15 pm 07:36 pm 228,351Waning Crescent 1.6%
1206:00 am 01:11 pm 08:09 pm 230,605 New Moon
01:36 pm 		0.0%
1307:14 am 02:02 pm 08:38 pm 233,346Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:24 am 02:49 pm 09:04 pm 236,392Waxing Crescent 5.5%
1509:31 am 03:35 pm 09:28 pm 239,550Waxing Crescent 11.8%
1610:37 am 04:19 pm 09:53 pm 242,630Waxing Crescent 19.7%
1711:41 am 05:04 pm 10:20 pm 245,462Waxing Crescent 28.8%
1812:44 pm 05:50 pm 10:49 pm 247,898First Quarter 38.4%
1901:47 pm 06:38 pm 11:23 pm 249,825 First Quarter
10:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:48 pm 07:27 pm 251,164Waxing Gibbous 58.2%
2112:03 am 03:45 pm 08:18 pm 251,864Waxing Gibbous 67.7%
2212:50 am 04:38 pm 09:10 pm 251,905Waxing Gibbous 76.5%
2301:43 am 05:23 pm 10:01 pm 251,290Waxing Gibbous 84.3%
2402:41 am 06:02 pm 10:50 pm 250,049Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
2503:43 am 06:36 pm 11:38 pm 248,237Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
2604:46 am 07:05 pm 247,148Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
2712:23 am 05:50 am 07:31 pm 245,932Full Moon 99.0%
2801:08 am 06:53 am 07:55 pm 243,240 Full Moon
12:18 am 		100.0%
2901:51 am 07:57 am 08:19 pm 240,290Full Moon 98.8%
3002:35 am 09:02 am 08:44 pm 237,233Waning Gibbous 95.2%
3103:21 am 10:09 am 09:11 pm 234,235Waning 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 Waning Crescent.
The moon is 34.2% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will decrease in illumination.
The moon is drifting away from the Earth at 1.5 inches per year.
Temperatures on the moon range from 253° F to -387° F.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:10 am
Set: 09:03 am
Rise: 09:51 pm
Illumination: 92.9%
Distance: 241,666
2
August 2
Apex: 03:53 am
Set: 10:06 am
Rise: 10:14 pm
Illumination: 86.5%
Distance: 238,660
3
August 3
Apex: 04:37 am
Set: 11:10 am
Rise: 10:39 pm
Illumination: 78.2%
Distance: 235,627
4
August 4
Apex: 05:22 am
Set: 12:17 pm
Rise: 11:07 pm
Illumination: 68.4%
Distance: 232,733
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:11 am
Set: 01:27 pm
Last Qtr: 10:21 pm
Rise: 11:40 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,151
6
August 6
Apex: 07:05 am
Set: 02:40 pm
Illumination: 45.9%
Distance: 228,047
7
August 7
Rise: 12:21 am
Apex: 08:03 am
Set: 03:53 pm
Illumination: 34.2%
Distance: 226,565
8
August 8
Rise: 01:12 am
Apex: 09:06 am
Set: 05:03 pm
Illumination: 23.2%
Distance: 225,818
9
August 9
Rise: 02:14 am
Apex: 10:11 am
Set: 06:04 pm
Illumination: 13.6%
Distance: 225,874
10
August 10
Rise: 03:26 am
Apex: 11:15 am
Set: 06:55 pm
Illumination: 6.2%
Distance: 226,736
11
August 11
Rise: 04:43 am
Apex: 12:15 pm
Set: 07:36 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,351
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:00 am
Apex: 01:11 pm
New Moon: 01:36 pm
Set: 08:09 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,605
13
August 13
Rise: 07:14 am
Apex: 02:02 pm
Set: 08:38 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,346
14
August 14
Rise: 08:24 am
Apex: 02:49 pm
Set: 09:04 pm
Illumination: 5.5%
Distance: 236,392
15
August 15
Rise: 09:31 am
Apex: 03:35 pm
Set: 09:28 pm
Illumination: 11.8%
Distance: 239,550
16
August 16
Rise: 10:37 am
Apex: 04:19 pm
Set: 09:53 pm
Illumination: 19.7%
Distance: 242,630
17
August 17
Rise: 11:41 am
Apex: 05:04 pm
Set: 10:20 pm
Illumination: 28.8%
Distance: 245,462
18
August 18
Rise: 12:44 pm
Apex: 05:50 pm
Set: 10:49 pm
Illumination: 38.4%
Distance: 247,898
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:47 pm
Apex: 06:38 pm
First Qtr: 10:46 pm
Set: 11:23 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,825
20
August 20
Rise: 02:48 pm
Apex: 07:27 pm
Illumination: 58.2%
Distance: 251,164
21
August 21
Set: 12:03 am
Rise: 03:45 pm
Apex: 08:18 pm
Illumination: 67.7%
Distance: 251,864
22
August 22
Set: 12:50 am
Rise: 04:38 pm
Apex: 09:10 pm
Illumination: 76.5%
Distance: 251,905
23
August 23
Set: 01:43 am
Rise: 05:23 pm
Apex: 10:01 pm
Illumination: 84.3%
Distance: 251,290
24
August 24
Set: 02:41 am
Rise: 06:02 pm
Apex: 10:50 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 250,049
25
August 25
Set: 03:43 am
Rise: 06:36 pm
Apex: 11:38 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 248,237
26
August 26
Set: 04:46 am
Rise: 07:05 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 247,148
27
August 27
Apex: 12:23 am
Set: 05:50 am
Rise: 07:31 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 245,932
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Full Moon: 12:18 am
Apex: 01:08 am
Set: 06:53 am
Rise: 07:55 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 243,240
29
August 29
Apex: 01:51 am
Set: 07:57 am
Rise: 08:19 pm
Illumination: 98.8%
Distance: 240,290
30
August 30
Apex: 02:35 am
Set: 09:02 am
Rise: 08:44 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 237,233
31
August 31
Apex: 03:21 am
Set: 10:09 am
Rise: 09:11 pm
Illumination: 89.3%
Distance: 234,235