Daily Moon Almanac for Albany, New York
Friday   08/07/2026
No Moonrise
Today		 07:52 am
APEX (Transit)		 04:03 pm
MOONSET
34.3%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 226,573
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Albany, New York - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
102:59 am 08:49 am 09:42 pm 241,687Waning Gibbous 92.9%
203:43 am 09:56 am 10:01 pm 238,682Waning Gibbous 86.5%
304:26 am 11:04 am 10:22 pm 235,648Waning Gibbous 78.3%
405:12 am 12:15 pm 10:46 pm 232,753Waning Gibbous 68.5%
506:01 am 01:29 pm 11:15 pm 230,168 Last Quarter
10:21 pm 		50.0%
606:54 am 02:46 pm 11:52 pm 228,060Last Quarter 46.0%
707:52 am 04:03 pm 226,573Waning Crescent 34.3%
812:40 am 08:55 am 05:14 pm 225,821Waning Crescent 23.3%
901:42 am 10:00 am 06:14 pm 225,870Waning Crescent 13.7%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:55 am 11:04 am 07:02 pm 226,727Waning Crescent 6.3%
1104:16 am 12:05 pm 07:39 pm 228,337Waning Crescent 1.6%
1205:37 am 01:00 pm 08:08 pm 230,587 New Moon
01:36 pm 		0.0%
1306:56 am 01:51 pm 08:32 pm 233,325Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:10 am 02:39 pm 08:54 pm 236,369Waxing Crescent 5.5%
1509:22 am 03:24 pm 09:14 pm 239,527Waxing Crescent 11.7%
1610:31 am 04:09 pm 09:35 pm 242,609Waxing Crescent 19.7%
1711:40 am 04:53 pm 09:58 pm 245,442Waxing Crescent 28.7%
1812:47 pm 05:39 pm 10:24 pm 247,882First Quarter 38.4%
1901:53 pm 06:27 pm 10:55 pm 249,814 First Quarter
10:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:57 pm 07:16 pm 11:32 pm 251,157Waxing Gibbous 58.2%
2103:56 pm 08:07 pm 251,862Waxing Gibbous 67.6%
2212:17 am 04:49 pm 08:59 pm 251,907Waxing Gibbous 76.4%
2301:11 am 05:33 pm 09:50 pm 251,296Waxing Gibbous 84.2%
2402:11 am 06:09 pm 10:39 pm 250,060Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
2503:15 am 06:40 pm 11:27 pm 248,251Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
2604:22 am 07:05 pm 247,166Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
2712:13 am 05:30 am 07:27 pm 245,950Full Moon 98.9%
2812:57 am 06:38 am 07:47 pm 243,260 Full Moon
12:18 am 		100.0%
2901:41 am 07:46 am 08:07 pm 240,311Full Moon 98.8%
3002:25 am 08:55 am 08:28 pm 237,255Waning Gibbous 95.2%
3103:10 am 10:06 am 08:51 pm 234,256Waning 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 Waning Crescent.
The moon is 34.3% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will decrease in illumination.
In 1835, the New York Sun published a series of fake articles about
   aliens living on the moon.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 02:59 am
Set: 08:49 am
Rise: 09:42 pm
Illumination: 92.9%
Distance: 241,687
2
August 2
Apex: 03:43 am
Set: 09:56 am
Rise: 10:01 pm
Illumination: 86.5%
Distance: 238,682
3
August 3
Apex: 04:26 am
Set: 11:04 am
Rise: 10:22 pm
Illumination: 78.3%
Distance: 235,648
4
August 4
Apex: 05:12 am
Set: 12:15 pm
Rise: 10:46 pm
Illumination: 68.5%
Distance: 232,753
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:01 am
Set: 01:29 pm
Last Qtr: 10:21 pm
Rise: 11:15 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,168
6
August 6
Apex: 06:54 am
Set: 02:46 pm
Rise: 11:52 pm
Illumination: 46.0%
Distance: 228,060
7
August 7
Apex: 07:52 am
Set: 04:03 pm
Illumination: 34.3%
Distance: 226,573
8
August 8
Rise: 12:40 am
Apex: 08:55 am
Set: 05:14 pm
Illumination: 23.3%
Distance: 225,821
9
August 9
Rise: 01:42 am
Apex: 10:00 am
Set: 06:14 pm
Illumination: 13.7%
Distance: 225,870
10
August 10
Rise: 02:55 am
Apex: 11:04 am
Set: 07:02 pm
Illumination: 6.3%
Distance: 226,727
11
August 11
Rise: 04:16 am
Apex: 12:05 pm
Set: 07:39 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,337
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 05:37 am
Apex: 01:00 pm
New Moon: 01:36 pm
Set: 08:08 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,587
13
August 13
Rise: 06:56 am
Apex: 01:51 pm
Set: 08:32 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,325
14
August 14
Rise: 08:10 am
Apex: 02:39 pm
Set: 08:54 pm
Illumination: 5.5%
Distance: 236,369
15
August 15
Rise: 09:22 am
Apex: 03:24 pm
Set: 09:14 pm
Illumination: 11.7%
Distance: 239,527
16
August 16
Rise: 10:31 am
Apex: 04:09 pm
Set: 09:35 pm
Illumination: 19.7%
Distance: 242,609
17
August 17
Rise: 11:40 am
Apex: 04:53 pm
Set: 09:58 pm
Illumination: 28.7%
Distance: 245,442
18
August 18
Rise: 12:47 pm
Apex: 05:39 pm
Set: 10:24 pm
Illumination: 38.4%
Distance: 247,882
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:53 pm
Apex: 06:27 pm
First Qtr: 10:46 pm
Set: 10:55 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,814
20
August 20
Rise: 02:57 pm
Apex: 07:16 pm
Set: 11:32 pm
Illumination: 58.2%
Distance: 251,157
21
August 21
Rise: 03:56 pm
Apex: 08:07 pm
Illumination: 67.6%
Distance: 251,862
22
August 22
Set: 12:17 am
Rise: 04:49 pm
Apex: 08:59 pm
Illumination: 76.4%
Distance: 251,907
23
August 23
Set: 01:11 am
Rise: 05:33 pm
Apex: 09:50 pm
Illumination: 84.2%
Distance: 251,296
24
August 24
Set: 02:11 am
Rise: 06:09 pm
Apex: 10:39 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 250,060
25
August 25
Set: 03:15 am
Rise: 06:40 pm
Apex: 11:27 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 248,251
26
August 26
Set: 04:22 am
Rise: 07:05 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 247,166
27
August 27
Apex: 12:13 am
Set: 05:30 am
Rise: 07:27 pm
Illumination: 98.9%
Distance: 245,950
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Full Moon: 12:18 am
Apex: 12:57 am
Set: 06:38 am
Rise: 07:47 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 243,260
29
August 29
Apex: 01:41 am
Set: 07:46 am
Rise: 08:07 pm
Illumination: 98.8%
Distance: 240,311
30
August 30
Apex: 02:25 am
Set: 08:55 am
Rise: 08:28 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 237,255
31
August 31
Apex: 03:10 am
Set: 10:06 am
Rise: 08:51 pm
Illumination: 89.3%
Distance: 234,256