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Christmas Island, Christmas Island, Christmas Island — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 45.9%
First Quarter
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 5:23:19 pm
Moon Direction: 8° North
Moon Altitude: 50.2°
Moon Distance: 230,173 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 9:11 am
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 11:37 pm
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Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Christmas Island, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 7:57 am (261°) 8:09 pm (96°) 1:40 am (89.5°) 244,250 95.4%
2 - 8:35 am (268°) 8:56 pm (89°) 2:23 am (83.4°) 242,057 90.0%
3 - 9:14 am (274°) 9:45 pm (83°) 3:06 am (77.0°) 239,737 82.7%
4 - 9:54 am (280°) 10:36 pm (77°) 3:50 am (70.6°) 237,312 73.7%
5 - 10:37 am (286°) 11:31 pm (71°) 4:37 am (64.5°) 234,829 63.3%
6 - 11:24 am (292°) - 5:28 am (59.0°) 232,362 51.9%
7 12:30 am (66°) 12:18 pm (296°) - 6:24 am (54.6°) 230,038 40.2%
8 1:33 am (63°) 1:17 pm (298°) - 7:25 am (51.7°) 228,026 28.7%
9 2:38 am (61°) 2:21 pm (299°) - 8:29 am (50.8°) 226,541 18.3%
10 3:42 am (62°) 3:28 pm (297°) - 9:34 am (52.1°) 225,791 9.7%
11 4:42 am (65°) 4:33 pm (293°) - 10:37 am (55.4°) 225,938 3.6%
12 5:38 am (70°) 5:34 pm (288°) - 11:35 am (60.3°) 227,053 0.4%
13 6:27 am (76°) 6:31 pm (281°) - 12:28 pm (66.4°) 229,100 0.3%
14 7:12 am (82°) 7:25 pm (275°) - 1:17 pm (73.1°) 231,908 3.1%
15 7:54 am (89°) 8:16 pm (268°) - 2:03 pm (79.9°) 235,251 8.3%
16 8:34 am (95°) 9:05 pm (261°) - 2:48 pm (86.4°) 238,829 15.5%
17 9:13 am (102°) 9:55 pm (255°) - 3:33 pm (87.6°) 242,352 24.1%
18 9:54 am (107°) 10:44 pm (250°) - 4:18 pm (82.3°) 245,532 33.5%
19 10:36 am (112°) 11:35 pm (246°) - 5:05 pm (77.9°) 248,158 43.4%
20 11:21 am (115°) - - 5:53 pm (74.7°) 250,060 53.4%
21 - 12:27 am (243°) 12:09 pm (118°) 6:44 pm (72.7°) 251,154 63.1%
22 - 1:19 am (242°) 12:59 pm (119°) 7:35 pm (72.1°) 251,421 72.3%
23 - 2:11 am (241°) 1:51 pm (118°) 8:26 pm (72.9°) 250,911 80.6%
24 - 3:01 am (243°) 2:43 pm (116°) 9:17 pm (75.1°) 249,731 87.8%
25 - 3:48 am (245°) 3:35 pm (113°) 10:05 pm (78.5°) 248,021 93.6%
26 - 4:33 am (249°) 4:26 pm (109°) 10:52 pm (83.0°) 245,951 97.6%
27 - 5:15 am (254°) 5:16 pm (104°) 11:37 pm (88.4°) 243,679 99.8%
28 - 5:56 am (259°) 6:04 pm (98°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
29 - 6:34 am (265°) 6:53 pm (91°) 12:21 am (85.5°) 241,358 99.7%
30 - 7:13 am (272°) 7:42 pm (85°) 1:04 am (79.1°) 239,101 97.3%
31 - 7:53 am (278°) 8:33 pm (78°) 1:49 am (72.6°) 236,991 92.6%
* All times are local time for Christmas Island. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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