Daily Moon Almanac for Farmingdale, New York
Sunday   08/16/2026
10:27 am
MOONRISE		 04:07 pm
APEX (Transit)		 09:37 pm
MOONSET
19.7%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 242,606
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Farmingdale, New York - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
102:58 am 08:48 am 09:39 pm 241,690Waning Gibbous 92.9%
203:41 am 09:54 am 10:01 pm 238,685Waning Gibbous 86.5%
304:25 am 11:01 am 10:23 pm 235,651Waning Gibbous 78.3%
405:10 am 12:10 pm 10:49 pm 232,756Waning Gibbous 68.5%
505:59 am 01:22 pm 11:19 pm 230,171 Last Quarter
10:21 pm 		50.0%
606:52 am 02:38 pm 11:58 pm 228,062Last Quarter 46.0%
707:51 am 03:53 pm 226,574Waning Crescent 34.3%
812:47 am 08:54 am 05:03 pm 225,821Waning Crescent 23.3%
901:49 am 09:59 am 06:04 pm 225,870Waning Crescent 13.7%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:02 am 11:03 am 06:53 pm 226,726Waning Crescent 6.3%
1104:21 am 12:03 pm 07:31 pm 228,335Waning Crescent 1.6%
1205:40 am 12:59 pm 08:02 pm 230,584 New Moon
01:36 pm 		0.0%
1306:57 am 01:50 pm 08:29 pm 233,322Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:10 am 02:37 pm 08:52 pm 236,366Waxing Crescent 5.5%
1509:20 am 03:23 pm 09:14 pm 239,523Waxing Crescent 11.7%
1610:27 am 04:07 pm 09:37 pm 242,606Waxing Crescent 19.7%
1711:34 am 04:52 pm 10:01 pm 245,440Waxing Crescent 28.7%
1812:40 pm 05:38 pm 10:28 pm 247,880First Quarter 38.4%
1901:45 pm 06:25 pm 11:01 pm 249,812 First Quarter
10:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:47 pm 07:15 pm 11:39 pm 251,156Waxing Gibbous 58.1%
2103:46 pm 08:06 pm 251,861Waxing Gibbous 67.6%
2212:25 am 04:38 pm 08:57 pm 251,907Waxing Gibbous 76.4%
2301:18 am 05:23 pm 09:48 pm 251,297Waxing Gibbous 84.2%
2402:17 am 06:00 pm 10:38 pm 250,062Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
2503:21 am 06:32 pm 11:25 pm 248,254Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
2604:26 am 06:59 pm 247,168Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
2712:11 am 05:32 am 07:23 pm 245,953Full Moon 98.9%
2812:55 am 06:38 am 07:45 pm 243,263 Full Moon
12:18 am 		100.0%
2901:39 am 07:44 am 08:06 pm 240,315Full Moon 98.8%
3002:23 am 08:52 am 08:29 pm 237,258Waning Gibbous 95.2%
3103:08 am 10:01 am 08:53 pm 234,259Waning 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 19.7% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will increase in illumination.
The moon always shows Earth the same face
The moon smells like gunpowder according to Apollo astronauts.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 02:58 am
Set: 08:48 am
Rise: 09:39 pm
Illumination: 92.9%
Distance: 241,690
2
August 2
Apex: 03:41 am
Set: 09:54 am
Rise: 10:01 pm
Illumination: 86.5%
Distance: 238,685
3
August 3
Apex: 04:25 am
Set: 11:01 am
Rise: 10:23 pm
Illumination: 78.3%
Distance: 235,651
4
August 4
Apex: 05:10 am
Set: 12:10 pm
Rise: 10:49 pm
Illumination: 68.5%
Distance: 232,756
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 05:59 am
Set: 01:22 pm
Last Qtr: 10:21 pm
Rise: 11:19 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,171
6
August 6
Apex: 06:52 am
Set: 02:38 pm
Rise: 11:58 pm
Illumination: 46.0%
Distance: 228,062
7
August 7
Apex: 07:51 am
Set: 03:53 pm
Illumination: 34.3%
Distance: 226,574
8
August 8
Rise: 12:47 am
Apex: 08:54 am
Set: 05:03 pm
Illumination: 23.3%
Distance: 225,821
9
August 9
Rise: 01:49 am
Apex: 09:59 am
Set: 06:04 pm
Illumination: 13.7%
Distance: 225,870
10
August 10
Rise: 03:02 am
Apex: 11:03 am
Set: 06:53 pm
Illumination: 6.3%
Distance: 226,726
11
August 11
Rise: 04:21 am
Apex: 12:03 pm
Set: 07:31 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,335
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 05:40 am
Apex: 12:59 pm
New Moon: 01:36 pm
Set: 08:02 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,584
13
August 13
Rise: 06:57 am
Apex: 01:50 pm
Set: 08:29 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,322
14
August 14
Rise: 08:10 am
Apex: 02:37 pm
Set: 08:52 pm
Illumination: 5.5%
Distance: 236,366
15
August 15
Rise: 09:20 am
Apex: 03:23 pm
Set: 09:14 pm
Illumination: 11.7%
Distance: 239,523
16
August 16
Rise: 10:27 am
Apex: 04:07 pm
Set: 09:37 pm
Illumination: 19.7%
Distance: 242,606
17
August 17
Rise: 11:34 am
Apex: 04:52 pm
Set: 10:01 pm
Illumination: 28.7%
Distance: 245,440
18
August 18
Rise: 12:40 pm
Apex: 05:38 pm
Set: 10:28 pm
Illumination: 38.4%
Distance: 247,880
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:45 pm
Apex: 06:25 pm
First Qtr: 10:46 pm
Set: 11:01 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,812
20
August 20
Rise: 02:47 pm
Apex: 07:15 pm
Set: 11:39 pm
Illumination: 58.1%
Distance: 251,156
21
August 21
Rise: 03:46 pm
Apex: 08:06 pm
Illumination: 67.6%
Distance: 251,861
22
August 22
Set: 12:25 am
Rise: 04:38 pm
Apex: 08:57 pm
Illumination: 76.4%
Distance: 251,907
23
August 23
Set: 01:18 am
Rise: 05:23 pm
Apex: 09:48 pm
Illumination: 84.2%
Distance: 251,297
24
August 24
Set: 02:17 am
Rise: 06:00 pm
Apex: 10:38 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 250,062
25
August 25
Set: 03:21 am
Rise: 06:32 pm
Apex: 11:25 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 248,254
26
August 26
Set: 04:26 am
Rise: 06:59 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 247,168
27
August 27
Apex: 12:11 am
Set: 05:32 am
Rise: 07:23 pm
Illumination: 98.9%
Distance: 245,953
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Full Moon: 12:18 am
Apex: 12:55 am
Set: 06:38 am
Rise: 07:45 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 243,263
29
August 29
Apex: 01:39 am
Set: 07:44 am
Rise: 08:06 pm
Illumination: 98.8%
Distance: 240,315
30
August 30
Apex: 02:23 am
Set: 08:52 am
Rise: 08:29 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 237,258
31
August 31
Apex: 03:08 am
Set: 10:01 am
Rise: 08:53 pm
Illumination: 89.3%
Distance: 234,259