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The Moon over Palo Alto

37.43° N · 122.11° W · updated  
full moon6d 6h 18mAug 27
new moon20d 5h 26mSep 10
lunar eclipse6d 6h 12mpartial · Aug 27 2026

The lunar month

Aug 12 — 0% illuminatedAug 13 — 1% illuminatedAug 14 — 5% illuminatedAug 15 — 11% illuminatedAug 16 — 19% illuminatedAug 17 — 28% illuminatedAug 18 — 38% illuminatedAug 19 — 47% illuminatedAug 20 — 57% illuminatedAug 21 — 66% illuminatedAug 22 — 75% illuminatedAug 23 — 83% illuminatedAug 24 — 90% illuminatedAug 25 — 95% illuminatedAug 26 — 98% illuminatedAug 27 — 100% illuminatedAug 28 — 99% illuminatedAug 29 — 96% illuminatedAug 30 — 91% illuminatedAug 31 — 84% illuminatedSep 1 — 75% illuminatedSep 2 — 65% illuminatedSep 3 — 53% illuminatedSep 4 — 42% illuminatedSep 5 — 30% illuminatedSep 6 — 20% illuminatedSep 7 — 12% illuminatedSep 8 — 5% illuminatedSep 9 — 1% illuminatedSep 10 — 0% illuminatednewAug 12first quarterAug 19fullAug 27last quarterSep 4newSep 10today

perigee Sep 6 13:42 · apogee Aug 22 01:20

The current lunation, new moon to new moon. Principal phases are ticked and dated; today's disc is ringed; hover or tap any disc for its date and illumination.

The Moon now

First quarter
67% full
Moonrise3:54 PM
Transit8:27 PM
Moonset12:12 AM
Azimuth118.7°
Altitude-9.6°
Right ascension258.0°
Declination-28.5°
ConstellationOphiuchus
Distance251,386.4 miles

Rise & set · Aug 1–16

DateMoonriseMoonsetFull
Aug 19:56 PM9:13 AM90%
Aug 210:20 PM10:16 AM83%
Aug 310:45 PM11:21 AM74%
Aug 411:14 PM12:28 PM64%
Aug 511:48 PM1:38 PM54%
Aug 62:51 PM42%
Aug 712:30 AM4:04 PM31%
Aug 81:22 AM5:12 PM21%
Aug 92:26 AM6:12 PM12%
Aug 103:39 AM7:02 PM5%
Aug 114:56 AM7:42 PM1%
Aug 126:12 AM8:15 PM0%
Aug 137:26 AM8:43 PM2%
Aug 148:35 AM9:09 PM6%
Aug 159:42 AM9:34 PM12%
Aug 1610:47 AM9:59 PM19%

Rise & set · Aug 17–31

DateMoonriseMoonsetFull
Aug 1711:51 AM10:26 PM28%
Aug 1812:54 PM10:56 PM37%
Aug 191:57 PM11:31 PM47%
Aug 202:57 PM57%
Aug 213:54 PM12:12 AM66%
Aug 224:45 PM12:59 AM74%
Aug 235:30 PM1:53 AM82%
Aug 246:09 PM2:52 AM89%
Aug 256:42 PM3:54 AM94%
Aug 267:10 PM4:57 AM98%
Aug 277:36 PM6:01 AM100%
Aug 288:00 PM7:04 AM100%
Aug 298:24 PM8:08 AM97%
Aug 308:50 PM9:13 AM93%
Aug 319:17 PM10:20 AM86%
Calculated with Skyfield, JPL's DE421 ephemeris and the Hipparcos star catalog (Credit: ESA).
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