Daily Moon Almanac for Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Monday   08/17/2026
11:50 am
MOONRISE		 05:06 pm
APEX (Transit)		 10:14 pm
MOONSET
28.8%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 245,465
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Williamsport, Pennsylvania - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:13 am 09:03 am 09:54 pm 241,662Waning Gibbous 92.9%
203:56 am 10:08 am 10:15 pm 238,656Waning Gibbous 86.4%
304:39 am 11:16 am 10:37 pm 235,622Waning Gibbous 78.2%
405:25 am 12:25 pm 11:02 pm 232,729Waning Gibbous 68.4%
506:13 am 01:38 pm 11:32 pm 230,148 Last Quarter
10:21 pm 		50.0%
607:07 am 02:54 pm 228,044Last Quarter 45.9%
712:11 am 08:05 am 04:10 pm 226,563Waning Crescent 34.2%
812:59 am 09:08 am 05:20 pm 225,818Waning Crescent 23.2%
902:02 am 10:13 am 06:20 pm 225,874Waning Crescent 13.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:15 am 11:17 am 07:09 pm 226,738Waning Crescent 6.2%
1104:34 am 12:18 pm 07:47 pm 228,354Waning Crescent 1.6%
1205:54 am 01:13 pm 08:18 pm 230,609 New Moon
01:36 pm 		0.0%
1307:11 am 02:04 pm 08:43 pm 233,350Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:24 am 02:52 pm 09:06 pm 236,396Waxing Crescent 5.5%
1509:35 am 03:37 pm 09:28 pm 239,554Waxing Crescent 11.8%
1610:43 am 04:22 pm 09:50 pm 242,635Waxing Crescent 19.7%
1711:50 am 05:06 pm 10:14 pm 245,465Waxing Crescent 28.8%
1812:56 pm 05:52 pm 10:41 pm 247,901First Quarter 38.5%
1902:01 pm 06:40 pm 11:13 pm 249,828 First Quarter
10:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2003:04 pm 07:29 pm 11:51 pm 251,166Waxing Gibbous 58.2%
2104:02 pm 08:20 pm 251,865Waxing Gibbous 67.7%
2212:37 am 04:55 pm 09:12 pm 251,904Waxing Gibbous 76.5%
2301:30 am 05:39 pm 10:03 pm 251,288Waxing Gibbous 84.3%
2402:30 am 06:17 pm 10:52 pm 250,047Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
2503:34 am 06:48 pm 11:40 pm 248,233Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
2604:40 am 07:14 pm 247,146Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
2712:26 am 05:46 am 07:38 pm 245,928Full Moon 99.0%
2801:10 am 06:52 am 07:59 pm 243,235 Full Moon
12:18 am 		100.0%
2901:53 am 07:59 am 08:20 pm 240,285Full Moon 98.8%
3002:37 am 09:07 am 08:42 pm 237,228Waning Gibbous 95.2%
3103:23 am 10:16 am 09:07 pm 234,230Waning 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 28.8% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will increase in illumination.
Earth has a second moon called Cruithne that has a 770 year orbit.
The moon rotates at about 10 miles per hour on its axis.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:13 am
Set: 09:03 am
Rise: 09:54 pm
Illumination: 92.9%
Distance: 241,662
2
August 2
Apex: 03:56 am
Set: 10:08 am
Rise: 10:15 pm
Illumination: 86.4%
Distance: 238,656
3
August 3
Apex: 04:39 am
Set: 11:16 am
Rise: 10:37 pm
Illumination: 78.2%
Distance: 235,622
4
August 4
Apex: 05:25 am
Set: 12:25 pm
Rise: 11:02 pm
Illumination: 68.4%
Distance: 232,729
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:13 am
Set: 01:38 pm
Last Qtr: 10:21 pm
Rise: 11:32 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,148
6
August 6
Apex: 07:07 am
Set: 02:54 pm
Illumination: 45.9%
Distance: 228,044
7
August 7
Rise: 12:11 am
Apex: 08:05 am
Set: 04:10 pm
Illumination: 34.2%
Distance: 226,563
8
August 8
Rise: 12:59 am
Apex: 09:08 am
Set: 05:20 pm
Illumination: 23.2%
Distance: 225,818
9
August 9
Rise: 02:02 am
Apex: 10:13 am
Set: 06:20 pm
Illumination: 13.6%
Distance: 225,874
10
August 10
Rise: 03:15 am
Apex: 11:17 am
Set: 07:09 pm
Illumination: 6.2%
Distance: 226,738
11
August 11
Rise: 04:34 am
Apex: 12:18 pm
Set: 07:47 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,354
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 05:54 am
Apex: 01:13 pm
New Moon: 01:36 pm
Set: 08:18 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,609
13
August 13
Rise: 07:11 am
Apex: 02:04 pm
Set: 08:43 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,350
14
August 14
Rise: 08:24 am
Apex: 02:52 pm
Set: 09:06 pm
Illumination: 5.5%
Distance: 236,396
15
August 15
Rise: 09:35 am
Apex: 03:37 pm
Set: 09:28 pm
Illumination: 11.8%
Distance: 239,554
16
August 16
Rise: 10:43 am
Apex: 04:22 pm
Set: 09:50 pm
Illumination: 19.7%
Distance: 242,635
17
August 17
Rise: 11:50 am
Apex: 05:06 pm
Set: 10:14 pm
Illumination: 28.8%
Distance: 245,465
18
August 18
Rise: 12:56 pm
Apex: 05:52 pm
Set: 10:41 pm
Illumination: 38.5%
Distance: 247,901
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 02:01 pm
Apex: 06:40 pm
First Qtr: 10:46 pm
Set: 11:13 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,828
20
August 20
Rise: 03:04 pm
Apex: 07:29 pm
Set: 11:51 pm
Illumination: 58.2%
Distance: 251,166
21
August 21
Rise: 04:02 pm
Apex: 08:20 pm
Illumination: 67.7%
Distance: 251,865
22
August 22
Set: 12:37 am
Rise: 04:55 pm
Apex: 09:12 pm
Illumination: 76.5%
Distance: 251,904
23
August 23
Set: 01:30 am
Rise: 05:39 pm
Apex: 10:03 pm
Illumination: 84.3%
Distance: 251,288
24
August 24
Set: 02:30 am
Rise: 06:17 pm
Apex: 10:52 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 250,047
25
August 25
Set: 03:34 am
Rise: 06:48 pm
Apex: 11:40 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 248,233
26
August 26
Set: 04:40 am
Rise: 07:14 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 247,146
27
August 27
Apex: 12:26 am
Set: 05:46 am
Rise: 07:38 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 245,928
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Full Moon: 12:18 am
Apex: 01:10 am
Set: 06:52 am
Rise: 07:59 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 243,235
29
August 29
Apex: 01:53 am
Set: 07:59 am
Rise: 08:20 pm
Illumination: 98.8%
Distance: 240,285
30
August 30
Apex: 02:37 am
Set: 09:07 am
Rise: 08:42 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 237,228
31
August 31
Apex: 03:23 am
Set: 10:16 am
Rise: 09:07 pm
Illumination: 89.3%
Distance: 234,230