Daily Moon Almanac for Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Wednesday   08/19/2026
01:44 pm
MOONRISE		 06:19 pm
APEX (Transit)		 10:47 pm
MOONSET
48.2%
Illumination at Apex		 First Quarter
Moon Phase		 249,804
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Fitchburg, Massachusetts - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
102:51 am 08:40 am 09:33 pm 241,704Waning Gibbous 93.0%
203:34 am 09:47 am 09:53 pm 238,699Waning Gibbous 86.6%
304:18 am 10:55 am 10:14 pm 235,665Waning Gibbous 78.3%
405:03 am 12:06 pm 10:38 pm 232,769Waning Gibbous 68.6%
505:52 am 01:20 pm 11:07 pm 230,182 Last Quarter
10:21 pm 		50.0%
606:45 am 02:37 pm 11:44 pm 228,070Last Quarter 46.0%
707:44 am 03:53 pm 226,579Waning Crescent 34.4%
812:33 am 08:47 am 05:04 pm 225,823Waning Crescent 23.4%
901:34 am 09:52 am 06:05 pm 225,868Waning Crescent 13.8%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:48 am 10:56 am 06:52 pm 226,720Waning Crescent 6.3%
1104:08 am 11:56 am 07:30 pm 228,326Waning Crescent 1.6%
1205:29 am 12:52 pm 07:59 pm 230,573 New Moon
01:36 pm 		0.0%
1306:47 am 01:43 pm 08:24 pm 233,308Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:02 am 02:30 pm 08:46 pm 236,351Waxing Crescent 5.4%
1509:13 am 03:16 pm 09:06 pm 239,509Waxing Crescent 11.7%
1610:23 am 04:00 pm 09:27 pm 242,592Waxing Crescent 19.6%
1711:31 am 04:45 pm 09:50 pm 245,427Waxing Crescent 28.6%
1812:38 pm 05:31 pm 10:16 pm 247,869First Quarter 38.3%
1901:44 pm 06:19 pm 10:47 pm 249,804 First Quarter
10:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:48 pm 07:08 pm 11:24 pm 251,151Waxing Gibbous 58.1%
2103:47 pm 07:59 pm 251,859Waxing Gibbous 67.6%
2212:10 am 04:39 pm 08:50 pm 251,908Waxing Gibbous 76.4%
2301:03 am 05:24 pm 09:41 pm 251,301Waxing Gibbous 84.2%
2402:03 am 06:00 pm 10:31 pm 250,069Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
2503:08 am 06:31 pm 11:19 pm 248,263Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
2604:14 am 06:56 pm 247,179Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
2712:04 am 05:22 am 07:18 pm 245,964Full Moon 98.9%
2812:49 am 06:29 am 07:39 pm 243,276 Full Moon
12:18 am 		100.0%
2901:32 am 07:37 am 07:59 pm 240,329Full Moon 98.8%
3002:16 am 08:46 am 08:20 pm 237,272Waning Gibbous 95.2%
3103:02 am 09:57 am 08:43 pm 234,272Waning 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 First Quarter which occurs at 10:46 pm.
The moon is 50.0% illuminated today.
In 1835, the New York Sun published a series of fake articles about
   aliens living on the moon.
The moon is about 27% the size of Earth.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 02:51 am
Set: 08:40 am
Rise: 09:33 pm
Illumination: 93.0%
Distance: 241,704
2
August 2
Apex: 03:34 am
Set: 09:47 am
Rise: 09:53 pm
Illumination: 86.6%
Distance: 238,699
3
August 3
Apex: 04:18 am
Set: 10:55 am
Rise: 10:14 pm
Illumination: 78.3%
Distance: 235,665
4
August 4
Apex: 05:03 am
Set: 12:06 pm
Rise: 10:38 pm
Illumination: 68.6%
Distance: 232,769
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 05:52 am
Set: 01:20 pm
Last Qtr: 10:21 pm
Rise: 11:07 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,182
6
August 6
Apex: 06:45 am
Set: 02:37 pm
Rise: 11:44 pm
Illumination: 46.0%
Distance: 228,070
7
August 7
Apex: 07:44 am
Set: 03:53 pm
Illumination: 34.4%
Distance: 226,579
8
August 8
Rise: 12:33 am
Apex: 08:47 am
Set: 05:04 pm
Illumination: 23.4%
Distance: 225,823
9
August 9
Rise: 01:34 am
Apex: 09:52 am
Set: 06:05 pm
Illumination: 13.8%
Distance: 225,868
10
August 10
Rise: 02:48 am
Apex: 10:56 am
Set: 06:52 pm
Illumination: 6.3%
Distance: 226,720
11
August 11
Rise: 04:08 am
Apex: 11:56 am
Set: 07:30 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,326
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 05:29 am
Apex: 12:52 pm
New Moon: 01:36 pm
Set: 07:59 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,573
13
August 13
Rise: 06:47 am
Apex: 01:43 pm
Set: 08:24 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,308
14
August 14
Rise: 08:02 am
Apex: 02:30 pm
Set: 08:46 pm
Illumination: 5.4%
Distance: 236,351
15
August 15
Rise: 09:13 am
Apex: 03:16 pm
Set: 09:06 pm
Illumination: 11.7%
Distance: 239,509
16
August 16
Rise: 10:23 am
Apex: 04:00 pm
Set: 09:27 pm
Illumination: 19.6%
Distance: 242,592
17
August 17
Rise: 11:31 am
Apex: 04:45 pm
Set: 09:50 pm
Illumination: 28.6%
Distance: 245,427
18
August 18
Rise: 12:38 pm
Apex: 05:31 pm
Set: 10:16 pm
Illumination: 38.3%
Distance: 247,869
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:44 pm
Apex: 06:19 pm
First Qtr: 10:46 pm
Set: 10:47 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,804
20
August 20
Rise: 02:48 pm
Apex: 07:08 pm
Set: 11:24 pm
Illumination: 58.1%
Distance: 251,151
21
August 21
Rise: 03:47 pm
Apex: 07:59 pm
Illumination: 67.6%
Distance: 251,859
22
August 22
Set: 12:10 am
Rise: 04:39 pm
Apex: 08:50 pm
Illumination: 76.4%
Distance: 251,908
23
August 23
Set: 01:03 am
Rise: 05:24 pm
Apex: 09:41 pm
Illumination: 84.2%
Distance: 251,301
24
August 24
Set: 02:03 am
Rise: 06:00 pm
Apex: 10:31 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 250,069
25
August 25
Set: 03:08 am
Rise: 06:31 pm
Apex: 11:19 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 248,263
26
August 26
Set: 04:14 am
Rise: 06:56 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 247,179
27
August 27
Apex: 12:04 am
Set: 05:22 am
Rise: 07:18 pm
Illumination: 98.9%
Distance: 245,964
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Full Moon: 12:18 am
Apex: 12:49 am
Set: 06:29 am
Rise: 07:39 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 243,276
29
August 29
Apex: 01:32 am
Set: 07:37 am
Rise: 07:59 pm
Illumination: 98.8%
Distance: 240,329
30
August 30
Apex: 02:16 am
Set: 08:46 am
Rise: 08:20 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 237,272
31
August 31
Apex: 03:02 am
Set: 09:57 am
Rise: 08:43 pm
Illumination: 89.4%
Distance: 234,272