Daily Moon Almanac for Granite City,Wisconsin
Sunday   08/16/2026
11:38 am
MOONRISE		 05:11 pm
APEX (Transit)		 10:34 pm
MOONSET
20.0%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 242,735
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Granite City,Wisconsin - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
104:02 am 09:51 am 10:44 pm 241,563Waning Gibbous 92.7%
204:45 am 10:59 am 11:02 pm 238,554Waning Gibbous 86.2%
305:29 am 12:10 pm 11:21 pm 235,522Waning Gibbous 77.9%
406:14 am 01:23 pm 11:44 pm 232,636Waning Gibbous 68.1%
507:03 am 02:39 pm 230,069 Last Quarter
10:21 pm 		50.0%
612:11 am 07:57 am 03:58 pm 227,983Last Quarter 45.5%
712:47 am 08:56 am 05:16 pm 226,526Waning Crescent 33.8%
801:34 am 09:59 am 06:27 pm 225,807Waning Crescent 22.9%
902:36 am 11:04 am 07:26 pm 225,890Waning Crescent 13.3%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:51 am 12:08 pm 08:11 pm 226,781Waning Crescent 6.0%
1105:13 am 01:08 pm 08:46 pm 228,420Waning Crescent 1.5%
1206:36 am 02:03 pm 09:13 pm 230,694 New Moon
01:36 pm 		0.0%
1307:57 am 02:54 pm 09:36 pm 233,448Waxing Crescent 1.5%
1409:13 am 03:41 pm 09:56 pm 236,501Waxing Crescent 5.7%
1510:26 am 04:27 pm 10:15 pm 239,660Waxing Crescent 12.0%
1611:38 am 05:11 pm 10:34 pm 242,735Waxing Crescent 20.0%
1712:47 pm 05:56 pm 10:55 pm 245,554Waxing Crescent 29.1%
1801:57 pm 06:42 pm 11:20 pm 247,974First Quarter 38.8%
1903:04 pm 07:30 pm 11:49 pm 249,883 First Quarter
10:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2004:09 pm 08:19 pm 251,200Waxing Gibbous 58.6%
2112:26 am 05:09 pm 09:10 pm 251,877Waxing Gibbous 68.0%
2201:11 am 06:01 pm 10:02 pm 251,894Waxing Gibbous 76.8%
2302:05 am 06:44 pm 10:53 pm 251,256Waxing Gibbous 84.5%
2403:06 am 07:19 pm 11:42 pm 249,995Waxing Gibbous 91.0%
2504:12 am 07:47 pm 249,154Waxing Gibbous 93.7%
2612:30 am 05:21 am 08:11 pm 248,164Waxing Gibbous 96.0%
2701:15 am 06:30 am 08:31 pm 245,843Full Moon 99.0%
2801:59 am 07:39 am 08:50 pm 243,140 Full Moon
12:18 am 		100.0%
2902:43 am 08:49 am 09:08 pm 240,183Full Moon 98.7%
3003:27 am 09:59 am 09:28 pm 237,126Waning Gibbous 95.0%
3104:13 am 11:13 am 09:49 pm 234,133Waning Gibbous 89.0%
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 20.0% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will increase in illumination.
The moon was created by a Mars sized planet striking the earth.
The moon smells like gunpowder according to Apollo astronauts.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 04:02 am
Set: 09:51 am
Rise: 10:44 pm
Illumination: 92.7%
Distance: 241,563
2
August 2
Apex: 04:45 am
Set: 10:59 am
Rise: 11:02 pm
Illumination: 86.2%
Distance: 238,554
3
August 3
Apex: 05:29 am
Set: 12:10 pm
Rise: 11:21 pm
Illumination: 77.9%
Distance: 235,522
4
August 4
Apex: 06:14 am
Set: 01:23 pm
Rise: 11:44 pm
Illumination: 68.1%
Distance: 232,636
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 07:03 am
Set: 02:39 pm
Last Qtr: 10:21 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,069
6
August 6
Rise: 12:11 am
Apex: 07:57 am
Set: 03:58 pm
Illumination: 45.5%
Distance: 227,983
7
August 7
Rise: 12:47 am
Apex: 08:56 am
Set: 05:16 pm
Illumination: 33.8%
Distance: 226,526
8
August 8
Rise: 01:34 am
Apex: 09:59 am
Set: 06:27 pm
Illumination: 22.9%
Distance: 225,807
9
August 9
Rise: 02:36 am
Apex: 11:04 am
Set: 07:26 pm
Illumination: 13.3%
Distance: 225,890
10
August 10
Rise: 03:51 am
Apex: 12:08 pm
Set: 08:11 pm
Illumination: 6.0%
Distance: 226,781
11
August 11
Rise: 05:13 am
Apex: 01:08 pm
Set: 08:46 pm
Illumination: 1.5%
Distance: 228,420
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:36 am
New Moon: 01:36 pm
Apex: 02:03 pm
Set: 09:13 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,694
13
August 13
Rise: 07:57 am
Apex: 02:54 pm
Set: 09:36 pm
Illumination: 1.5%
Distance: 233,448
14
August 14
Rise: 09:13 am
Apex: 03:41 pm
Set: 09:56 pm
Illumination: 5.7%
Distance: 236,501
15
August 15
Rise: 10:26 am
Apex: 04:27 pm
Set: 10:15 pm
Illumination: 12.0%
Distance: 239,660
16
August 16
Rise: 11:38 am
Apex: 05:11 pm
Set: 10:34 pm
Illumination: 20.0%
Distance: 242,735
17
August 17
Rise: 12:47 pm
Apex: 05:56 pm
Set: 10:55 pm
Illumination: 29.1%
Distance: 245,554
18
August 18
Rise: 01:57 pm
Apex: 06:42 pm
Set: 11:20 pm
Illumination: 38.8%
Distance: 247,974
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 03:04 pm
Apex: 07:30 pm
First Qtr: 10:46 pm
Set: 11:49 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,883
20
August 20
Rise: 04:09 pm
Apex: 08:19 pm
Illumination: 58.6%
Distance: 251,200
21
August 21
Set: 12:26 am
Rise: 05:09 pm
Apex: 09:10 pm
Illumination: 68.0%
Distance: 251,877
22
August 22
Set: 01:11 am
Rise: 06:01 pm
Apex: 10:02 pm
Illumination: 76.8%
Distance: 251,894
23
August 23
Set: 02:05 am
Rise: 06:44 pm
Apex: 10:53 pm
Illumination: 84.5%
Distance: 251,256
24
August 24
Set: 03:06 am
Rise: 07:19 pm
Apex: 11:42 pm
Illumination: 91.0%
Distance: 249,995
25
August 25
Set: 04:12 am
Rise: 07:47 pm
Illumination: 93.7%
Distance: 249,154
26
August 26
Apex: 12:30 am
Set: 05:21 am
Rise: 08:11 pm
Illumination: 96.0%
Distance: 248,164
27
August 27
Apex: 01:15 am
Set: 06:30 am
Rise: 08:31 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 245,843
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Full Moon: 12:18 am
Apex: 01:59 am
Set: 07:39 am
Rise: 08:50 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 243,140
29
August 29
Apex: 02:43 am
Set: 08:49 am
Rise: 09:08 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 240,183
30
August 30
Apex: 03:27 am
Set: 09:59 am
Rise: 09:28 pm
Illumination: 95.0%
Distance: 237,126
31
August 31
Apex: 04:13 am
Set: 11:13 am
Rise: 09:49 pm
Illumination: 89.0%
Distance: 234,133