Daily Moon Almanac for Eagle Rock,Virginia
Wednesday   08/19/2026
02:01 pm
MOONRISE		 06:52 pm
APEX (Transit)		 11:37 pm
MOONSET
48.5%
Illumination at Apex		 First Quarter
Moon Phase		 249,841
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Eagle Rock,Virginia - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:25 am 09:17 am 10:04 pm 241,638Waning Gibbous 92.8%
204:07 am 10:20 am 10:28 pm 238,631Waning Gibbous 86.4%
304:51 am 11:25 am 10:53 pm 235,598Waning Gibbous 78.1%
405:37 am 12:31 pm 11:21 pm 232,707Waning Gibbous 68.3%
506:25 am 01:41 pm 11:54 pm 230,129 Last Quarter
10:21 pm 		50.0%
607:19 am 02:54 pm 228,029Last Quarter 45.8%
712:35 am 08:17 am 04:08 pm 226,554Waning Crescent 34.1%
801:26 am 09:20 am 05:17 pm 225,815Waning Crescent 23.1%
902:29 am 10:25 am 06:18 pm 225,878Waning Crescent 13.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:41 am 11:29 am 07:09 pm 226,748Waning Crescent 6.2%
1104:58 am 12:30 pm 07:50 pm 228,369Waning Crescent 1.6%
1206:14 am 01:25 pm 08:23 pm 230,629 New Moon
01:36 pm 		0.0%
1307:28 am 02:16 pm 08:52 pm 233,374Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:38 am 03:04 pm 09:18 pm 236,421Waxing Crescent 5.6%
1509:46 am 03:49 pm 09:42 pm 239,579Waxing Crescent 11.9%
1610:51 am 04:33 pm 10:07 pm 242,659Waxing Crescent 19.8%
1711:55 am 05:18 pm 10:34 pm 245,487Waxing Crescent 28.9%
1812:59 pm 06:04 pm 11:03 pm 247,919First Quarter 38.5%
1902:01 pm 06:52 pm 11:37 pm 249,841 First Quarter
10:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2003:02 pm 07:41 pm 251,174Waxing Gibbous 58.3%
2112:17 am 03:59 pm 08:32 pm 251,868Waxing Gibbous 67.8%
2201:04 am 04:52 pm 09:24 pm 251,902Waxing Gibbous 76.6%
2301:57 am 05:37 pm 10:15 pm 251,281Waxing Gibbous 84.4%
2402:55 am 06:16 pm 11:04 pm 250,034Waxing Gibbous 90.9%
2503:57 am 06:50 pm 11:52 pm 248,217Waxing Gibbous 95.9%
2605:01 am 07:19 pm 247,126Waxing Gibbous 97.7%
2712:38 am 06:04 am 07:45 pm 245,908Full Moon 99.0%
2801:22 am 07:08 am 08:09 pm 243,213 Full Moon
12:18 am 		100.0%
2902:05 am 08:12 am 08:33 pm 240,261Full Moon 98.7%
3002:49 am 09:16 am 08:57 pm 237,204Waning Gibbous 95.1%
3103:35 am 10:23 am 09:25 pm 234,207Waning 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 was created by a Mars sized planet striking the earth.
The moon is about 27% the size of Earth.
The trip from the Earth to the moon takes about 3 days in a spaceship.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:25 am
Set: 09:17 am
Rise: 10:04 pm
Illumination: 92.8%
Distance: 241,638
2
August 2
Apex: 04:07 am
Set: 10:20 am
Rise: 10:28 pm
Illumination: 86.4%
Distance: 238,631
3
August 3
Apex: 04:51 am
Set: 11:25 am
Rise: 10:53 pm
Illumination: 78.1%
Distance: 235,598
4
August 4
Apex: 05:37 am
Set: 12:31 pm
Rise: 11:21 pm
Illumination: 68.3%
Distance: 232,707
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:25 am
Set: 01:41 pm
Last Qtr: 10:21 pm
Rise: 11:54 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,129
6
August 6
Apex: 07:19 am
Set: 02:54 pm
Illumination: 45.8%
Distance: 228,029
7
August 7
Rise: 12:35 am
Apex: 08:17 am
Set: 04:08 pm
Illumination: 34.1%
Distance: 226,554
8
August 8
Rise: 01:26 am
Apex: 09:20 am
Set: 05:17 pm
Illumination: 23.1%
Distance: 225,815
9
August 9
Rise: 02:29 am
Apex: 10:25 am
Set: 06:18 pm
Illumination: 13.6%
Distance: 225,878
10
August 10
Rise: 03:41 am
Apex: 11:29 am
Set: 07:09 pm
Illumination: 6.2%
Distance: 226,748
11
August 11
Rise: 04:58 am
Apex: 12:30 pm
Set: 07:50 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,369
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:14 am
Apex: 01:25 pm
New Moon: 01:36 pm
Set: 08:23 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,629
13
August 13
Rise: 07:28 am
Apex: 02:16 pm
Set: 08:52 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,374
14
August 14
Rise: 08:38 am
Apex: 03:04 pm
Set: 09:18 pm
Illumination: 5.6%
Distance: 236,421
15
August 15
Rise: 09:46 am
Apex: 03:49 pm
Set: 09:42 pm
Illumination: 11.9%
Distance: 239,579
16
August 16
Rise: 10:51 am
Apex: 04:33 pm
Set: 10:07 pm
Illumination: 19.8%
Distance: 242,659
17
August 17
Rise: 11:55 am
Apex: 05:18 pm
Set: 10:34 pm
Illumination: 28.9%
Distance: 245,487
18
August 18
Rise: 12:59 pm
Apex: 06:04 pm
Set: 11:03 pm
Illumination: 38.5%
Distance: 247,919
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 02:01 pm
Apex: 06:52 pm
First Qtr: 10:46 pm
Set: 11:37 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,841
20
August 20
Rise: 03:02 pm
Apex: 07:41 pm
Illumination: 58.3%
Distance: 251,174
21
August 21
Set: 12:17 am
Rise: 03:59 pm
Apex: 08:32 pm
Illumination: 67.8%
Distance: 251,868
22
August 22
Set: 01:04 am
Rise: 04:52 pm
Apex: 09:24 pm
Illumination: 76.6%
Distance: 251,902
23
August 23
Set: 01:57 am
Rise: 05:37 pm
Apex: 10:15 pm
Illumination: 84.4%
Distance: 251,281
24
August 24
Set: 02:55 am
Rise: 06:16 pm
Apex: 11:04 pm
Illumination: 90.9%
Distance: 250,034
25
August 25
Set: 03:57 am
Rise: 06:50 pm
Apex: 11:52 pm
Illumination: 95.9%
Distance: 248,217
26
August 26
Set: 05:01 am
Rise: 07:19 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 247,126
27
August 27
Apex: 12:38 am
Set: 06:04 am
Rise: 07:45 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 245,908
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Full Moon: 12:18 am
Apex: 01:22 am
Set: 07:08 am
Rise: 08:09 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 243,213
29
August 29
Apex: 02:05 am
Set: 08:12 am
Rise: 08:33 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 240,261
30
August 30
Apex: 02:49 am
Set: 09:16 am
Rise: 08:57 pm
Illumination: 95.1%
Distance: 237,204
31
August 31
Apex: 03:35 am
Set: 10:23 am
Rise: 09:25 pm
Illumination: 89.2%
Distance: 234,207