Daily Moon Almanac for
Tuesday   08/12/2025
01:45 am
APEX (Transit)		 08:29 am
MOONSET		 06:38 pm
MOONRISE
89.7%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Gibbous
Moon Phase		 229,767
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
- Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2025
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
105:17 pm 251,968 First Quarter
08:40 am 		50.0%
206:03 pm 251,648Waxing Gibbous 63.1%
306:52 pm 250,671Waxing Gibbous 72.4%
407:44 pm 249,074Waxing Gibbous 80.9%
508:39 pm 246,921Waxing Gibbous 88.3%
609:34 pm 244,310Waxing Gibbous 94.2%
710:28 pm 241,376Full Moon 98.2%
811:20 pm 238,276Full Moon 100.0%
9228,926 Full Moon
03:55 am 		100.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1010:27 pm 12:09 am 235,187Full Moon 99.2%
1112:58 am 04:24 am 08:21 pm 232,293Waning Gibbous 95.7%
1201:45 am 08:29 am 06:38 pm 229,767Waning Gibbous 89.7%
1302:32 am 01:36 pm 03:25 pm 227,763Waning Gibbous 81.4%
1403:21 am 226,405Waning Gibbous 71.3%
1504:14 am 225,779Waning Gibbous 59.9%
1605:09 am 225,928 Last Quarter
01:12 am 		50.0%
1706:09 am 226,845Last Quarter 36.3%
1807:11 am 228,473Waning Crescent 25.4%
1908:13 am 230,706Waning Crescent 15.9%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2009:12 am 233,397Waning Crescent 8.4%
2110:06 am 236,375Waning Crescent 3.2%
2210:56 am 239,458New Moon 0.5%
2311:42 am 09:33 pm 242,473 New Moon
02:06 am 		0.0%
2403:27 am 12:26 pm 07:36 pm 245,260Waxing Crescent 2.2%
2507:04 am 01:07 pm 06:05 pm 247,684Waxing Crescent 6.2%
2610:40 am 01:48 pm 04:07 pm 249,634Waxing Crescent 12.0%
2702:29 pm 251,028Waxing Crescent 19.2%
2803:11 pm 251,808Waxing Crescent 27.5%
2903:56 pm 251,938First Quarter 36.6%
3004:44 pm 251,407First Quarter 46.3%
3105:34 pm 250,226 First Quarter
02:24 am 		50.0%
Did you know?
 This month has 2 first quater moons.
This full moon on the 9th is known as the Full Sturgeon Moon.
The moon phase for today is Waning Gibbous.
The moon is 89.7% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will decrease in illumination.
Earth has a second moon called Cruithne that has a 770 year orbit.


August 2025
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1 FIRST QTR
August 1
First Qtr: 08:40 am
Apex: 05:17 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 251,968
2
August 2
Apex: 06:03 pm
Illumination: 63.1%
Distance: 251,648
3
August 3
Apex: 06:52 pm
Illumination: 72.4%
Distance: 250,671
4
August 4
Apex: 07:44 pm
Illumination: 80.9%
Distance: 249,074
5
August 5
Apex: 08:39 pm
Illumination: 88.3%
Distance: 246,921
6
August 6
Apex: 09:34 pm
Illumination: 94.2%
Distance: 244,310
7
August 7
Apex: 10:28 pm
Illumination: 98.2%
Distance: 241,376
8
August 8
Apex: 11:20 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 238,276
9 FULL MOON
August 9
Full Moon: 03:55 am
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 228,926
10
August 10
Apex: 12:09 am
Rise: 10:27 pm
Illumination: 99.2%
Distance: 235,187
11
August 11
Apex: 12:58 am
Set: 04:24 am
Rise: 08:21 pm
Illumination: 95.7%
Distance: 232,293
12
August 12
Apex: 01:45 am
Set: 08:29 am
Rise: 06:38 pm
Illumination: 89.7%
Distance: 229,767
13
August 13
Apex: 02:32 am
Set: 01:36 pm
Rise: 03:25 pm
Illumination: 81.4%
Distance: 227,763
14
August 14
Apex: 03:21 am
Illumination: 71.3%
Distance: 226,405
15
August 15
Apex: 04:14 am
Illumination: 59.9%
Distance: 225,779
16 LAST QTR
August 16
Last Qtr: 01:12 am
Apex: 05:09 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 225,928
17
August 17
Apex: 06:09 am
Illumination: 36.3%
Distance: 226,845
18
August 18
Apex: 07:11 am
Illumination: 25.4%
Distance: 228,473
19
August 19
Apex: 08:13 am
Illumination: 15.9%
Distance: 230,706
20
August 20
Apex: 09:12 am
Illumination: 8.4%
Distance: 233,397
21
August 21
Apex: 10:06 am
Illumination: 3.2%
Distance: 236,375
22
August 22
Apex: 10:56 am
Illumination: 0.5%
Distance: 239,458
23 NEW MOON
August 23
New Moon: 02:06 am
Apex: 11:42 am
Set: 09:33 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 242,473
24
August 24
Rise: 03:27 am
Apex: 12:26 pm
Set: 07:36 pm
Illumination: 2.2%
Distance: 245,260
25
August 25
Rise: 07:04 am
Apex: 01:07 pm
Set: 06:05 pm
Illumination: 6.2%
Distance: 247,684
26
August 26
Rise: 10:40 am
Apex: 01:48 pm
Set: 04:07 pm
Illumination: 12.0%
Distance: 249,634
27
August 27
Apex: 02:29 pm
Illumination: 19.2%
Distance: 251,028
28
August 28
Apex: 03:11 pm
Illumination: 27.5%
Distance: 251,808
29
August 29
Apex: 03:56 pm
Illumination: 36.6%
Distance: 251,938
30
August 30
Apex: 04:44 pm
Illumination: 46.3%
Distance: 251,407
31 FIRST QTR
August 31
First Qtr: 02:24 am
Apex: 05:34 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 250,226