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Moon phases August 2026

Last quarter
Thu 06 Aug
02:21 UTC
New moon
Wed 12 Aug
17:37 UTC
First quarter
Thu 20 Aug
02:46 UTC
Full · Sturgeon
Fri 28 Aug
04:19 UTC

In August 2026 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Thursday, August 6 at 02:21 UTC, the New Moon on Wednesday, August 12 at 17:37 UTC, the First Quarter on Thursday, August 20 at 02:46 UTC and the Full Moon on Friday, August 28 at 04:19 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01 Waning Gibbous, 92% lit 92% 02 Waning Gibbous, 85% lit 85% 03 Waning Gibbous, 77% lit 77% 04 Waning Gibbous, 67% lit 67% 05 Waning Gibbous, 57% lit 57% 06Last Q Last Quarter, 46% lit 46%02:21 07 Waning Crescent, 34% lit 34% 08 Waning Crescent, 24% lit 24% 09 Waning Crescent, 14% lit 14% 10 Waning Crescent, 7% lit 7% 11 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 12New New Moon, 0% lit 0%17:37 13 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 14 Waxing Crescent, 4% lit 4% 15 Waxing Crescent, 10% lit 10% 16 Waxing Crescent, 17% lit 17% 17 Waxing Crescent, 25% lit 25% 18 Waxing Crescent, 35% lit 35% 19 Waxing Crescent, 44% lit 44% 20First Q First Quarter, 54% lit 54%02:46 21 Waxing Gibbous, 63% lit 63% 22 Waxing Gibbous, 72% lit 72% 23 Waxing Gibbous, 80% lit 80% 24 Waxing Gibbous, 87% lit 87% 25 Waxing Gibbous, 93% lit 93% 26 Waxing Gibbous, 97% lit 97% 27 Waxing Gibbous, 100% lit 100% 28Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%04:19 29 Waning Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 30 Waning Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 31 Waning Gibbous, 88% lit 88%

Exact phase times

August 2026 has four primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on August 6, the New Moon on August 12, the First Quarter on August 20 and the Full Moon on August 28.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterThursday, August 6, 202602:21
New MoonWednesday, August 12, 202617:37
First QuarterThursday, August 20, 202602:46
Full MoonFriday, August 28, 202604:19

Friday, August 28, 2026: Sturgeon Moon, 390,385 km from Earth. Partial lunar eclipse

Full moons · 2026

Thirteen full moons, one blue

03 Jan Wolf Supermoon 01 Feb Snow 03 Mar Worm total eclipse 02 Apr Pink 01 May Flower Micromoon 31 May Blue Blue moon 29 Jun Straw­berry Micromoon 29 Jul Buck 28 Aug Sturgeon partial eclipse 26 Sept Harvest 26 Oct Hunter’s 24 Dec Cold Supermoon