Daily Moon Almanac for Worcester, Massachusetts
Sunday   08/16/2026
10:23 am
MOONRISE		 04:01 pm
APEX (Transit)		 09:28 pm
MOONSET
19.6%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 242,593
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Worcester, Massachusetts - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
102:52 am 08:41 am 09:34 pm 241,703Waning Gibbous 93.0%
203:35 am 09:47 am 09:54 pm 238,699Waning Gibbous 86.5%
304:18 am 10:56 am 10:15 pm 235,664Waning Gibbous 78.3%
405:04 am 12:06 pm 10:39 pm 232,768Waning Gibbous 68.5%
505:53 am 01:20 pm 11:09 pm 230,181 Last Quarter
10:21 pm 		50.0%
606:46 am 02:36 pm 11:46 pm 228,069Last Quarter 46.0%
707:44 am 03:53 pm 226,579Waning Crescent 34.4%
812:34 am 08:47 am 05:03 pm 225,823Waning Crescent 23.4%
901:36 am 09:52 am 06:04 pm 225,868Waning Crescent 13.8%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:49 am 10:56 am 06:52 pm 226,721Waning Crescent 6.3%
1104:09 am 11:57 am 07:29 pm 228,326Waning Crescent 1.6%
1205:30 am 12:52 pm 07:59 pm 230,574 New Moon
01:36 pm 		0.0%
1306:48 am 01:43 pm 08:24 pm 233,309Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:03 am 02:31 pm 08:46 pm 236,352Waxing Crescent 5.4%
1509:14 am 03:16 pm 09:07 pm 239,510Waxing Crescent 11.7%
1610:23 am 04:01 pm 09:28 pm 242,593Waxing Crescent 19.6%
1711:31 am 04:45 pm 09:51 pm 245,428Waxing Crescent 28.6%
1812:38 pm 05:31 pm 10:18 pm 247,870First Quarter 38.3%
1901:44 pm 06:19 pm 10:49 pm 249,805 First Quarter
10:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:47 pm 07:08 pm 11:26 pm 251,151Waxing Gibbous 58.1%
2103:46 pm 07:59 pm 251,860Waxing Gibbous 67.6%
2212:11 am 04:38 pm 08:51 pm 251,908Waxing Gibbous 76.4%
2301:05 am 05:23 pm 09:42 pm 251,301Waxing Gibbous 84.2%
2402:05 am 05:59 pm 10:31 pm 250,068Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
2503:09 am 06:30 pm 11:19 pm 248,263Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
2604:16 am 06:56 pm 247,179Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
2712:05 am 05:23 am 07:19 pm 245,963Full Moon 98.9%
2812:49 am 06:30 am 07:39 pm 243,275 Full Moon
12:18 am 		100.0%
2901:33 am 07:38 am 07:59 pm 240,328Full Moon 98.8%
3002:17 am 08:46 am 08:21 pm 237,271Waning Gibbous 95.2%
3103:02 am 09:57 am 08:44 pm 234,271Waning Gibbous 89.4%
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 19.6% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will increase in illumination.
The moon was created by a Mars sized planet striking the earth.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 02:52 am
Set: 08:41 am
Rise: 09:34 pm
Illumination: 93.0%
Distance: 241,703
2
August 2
Apex: 03:35 am
Set: 09:47 am
Rise: 09:54 pm
Illumination: 86.5%
Distance: 238,699
3
August 3
Apex: 04:18 am
Set: 10:56 am
Rise: 10:15 pm
Illumination: 78.3%
Distance: 235,664
4
August 4
Apex: 05:04 am
Set: 12:06 pm
Rise: 10:39 pm
Illumination: 68.5%
Distance: 232,768
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 05:53 am
Set: 01:20 pm
Last Qtr: 10:21 pm
Rise: 11:09 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,181
6
August 6
Apex: 06:46 am
Set: 02:36 pm
Rise: 11:46 pm
Illumination: 46.0%
Distance: 228,069
7
August 7
Apex: 07:44 am
Set: 03:53 pm
Illumination: 34.4%
Distance: 226,579
8
August 8
Rise: 12:34 am
Apex: 08:47 am
Set: 05:03 pm
Illumination: 23.4%
Distance: 225,823
9
August 9
Rise: 01:36 am
Apex: 09:52 am
Set: 06:04 pm
Illumination: 13.8%
Distance: 225,868
10
August 10
Rise: 02:49 am
Apex: 10:56 am
Set: 06:52 pm
Illumination: 6.3%
Distance: 226,721
11
August 11
Rise: 04:09 am
Apex: 11:57 am
Set: 07:29 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,326
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 05:30 am
Apex: 12:52 pm
New Moon: 01:36 pm
Set: 07:59 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,574
13
August 13
Rise: 06:48 am
Apex: 01:43 pm
Set: 08:24 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,309
14
August 14
Rise: 08:03 am
Apex: 02:31 pm
Set: 08:46 pm
Illumination: 5.4%
Distance: 236,352
15
August 15
Rise: 09:14 am
Apex: 03:16 pm
Set: 09:07 pm
Illumination: 11.7%
Distance: 239,510
16
August 16
Rise: 10:23 am
Apex: 04:01 pm
Set: 09:28 pm
Illumination: 19.6%
Distance: 242,593
17
August 17
Rise: 11:31 am
Apex: 04:45 pm
Set: 09:51 pm
Illumination: 28.6%
Distance: 245,428
18
August 18
Rise: 12:38 pm
Apex: 05:31 pm
Set: 10:18 pm
Illumination: 38.3%
Distance: 247,870
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:44 pm
Apex: 06:19 pm
First Qtr: 10:46 pm
Set: 10:49 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,805
20
August 20
Rise: 02:47 pm
Apex: 07:08 pm
Set: 11:26 pm
Illumination: 58.1%
Distance: 251,151
21
August 21
Rise: 03:46 pm
Apex: 07:59 pm
Illumination: 67.6%
Distance: 251,860
22
August 22
Set: 12:11 am
Rise: 04:38 pm
Apex: 08:51 pm
Illumination: 76.4%
Distance: 251,908
23
August 23
Set: 01:05 am
Rise: 05:23 pm
Apex: 09:42 pm
Illumination: 84.2%
Distance: 251,301
24
August 24
Set: 02:05 am
Rise: 05:59 pm
Apex: 10:31 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 250,068
25
August 25
Set: 03:09 am
Rise: 06:30 pm
Apex: 11:19 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 248,263
26
August 26
Set: 04:16 am
Rise: 06:56 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 247,179
27
August 27
Apex: 12:05 am
Set: 05:23 am
Rise: 07:19 pm
Illumination: 98.9%
Distance: 245,963
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Full Moon: 12:18 am
Apex: 12:49 am
Set: 06:30 am
Rise: 07:39 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 243,275
29
August 29
Apex: 01:33 am
Set: 07:38 am
Rise: 07:59 pm
Illumination: 98.8%
Distance: 240,328
30
August 30
Apex: 02:17 am
Set: 08:46 am
Rise: 08:21 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 237,271
31
August 31
Apex: 03:02 am
Set: 09:57 am
Rise: 08:44 pm
Illumination: 89.4%
Distance: 234,271