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Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 45.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 2:42:45 am
Moon Direction: 309° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -4.7°
Moon Distance: 230,081 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 8:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 5:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:45 am
Location of Rio Rancho Location

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Rio Rancho, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 9:10 am (264°) 9:53 pm (92°) 3:15 am (47.7°) 242,973 92.5%
2 - 10:11 am (272°) 10:18 pm (85°) 3:58 am (53.9°) 240,704 85.9%
3 - 11:14 am (279°) 10:45 pm (77°) 4:41 am (60.3°) 238,316 77.6%
4 - 12:20 pm (287°) 11:15 pm (70°) 5:27 am (66.6°) 235,852 67.7%
5 - 1:28 pm (294°) 11:50 pm (64°) 6:16 am (72.4°) 233,364 56.7%
6 - 2:39 pm (300°) - 7:10 am (77.3°) 230,966 45.0%
7 12:33 am (59°) 3:51 pm (304°) - 8:09 am (80.9°) 228,798 33.3%
8 1:26 am (55°) 5:00 pm (305°) - 9:12 am (82.6°) 227,072 22.4%
9 2:30 am (55°) 6:01 pm (304°) - 10:17 am (82.3°) 225,998 12.9%
10 3:42 am (58°) 6:52 pm (300°) - 11:21 am (79.7°) 225,763 5.7%
11 4:57 am (62°) 7:34 pm (294°) - 12:21 pm (75.4°) 226,478 1.4%
12 6:12 am (69°) 8:09 pm (287°) - 1:16 pm (69.7°) 228,154 0.0%
13 7:23 am (77°) 8:39 pm (279°) - 2:07 pm (63.2°) 230,677 1.6%
14 8:32 am (85°) 9:06 pm (271°) - 2:54 pm (56.5°) 233,832 5.9%
15 9:37 am (93°) 9:32 pm (263°) - 3:39 pm (49.8°) 237,352 12.4%
16 10:40 am (101°) 9:59 pm (255°) - 4:24 pm (43.6°) 240,932 20.4%
17 11:42 am (108°) 10:27 pm (249°) - 5:09 pm (38.0°) 244,284 29.6%
18 12:44 pm (115°) 10:59 pm (243°) - 5:55 pm (33.3°) 247,160 39.3%
19 1:46 pm (120°) 11:35 pm (239°) - 6:42 pm (29.6°) 249,374 49.3%
20 2:45 pm (123°) - - 7:32 pm (27.1°) 250,806 59.2%
21 - 12:16 am (236°) 3:42 pm (125°) 8:23 pm (25.9°) 251,410 68.6%
22 - 1:03 am (235°) 4:33 pm (125°) 9:14 pm (26.2°) 251,209 77.3%
23 - 1:57 am (235°) 5:19 pm (123°) 10:05 pm (27.8°) 250,288 85.0%
24 - 2:55 am (238°) 5:59 pm (120°) 10:55 pm (30.7°) 248,775 91.4%
25 - 3:56 am (242°) 6:33 pm (115°) 11:42 pm (34.8°) 246,834 96.2%
26 - 4:57 am (247°) 7:04 pm (109°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 5:59 am (254°) 7:31 pm (102°) 12:28 am (39.8°) 244,625 99.1%
28 - 7:01 am (261°) 7:57 pm (95°) 1:12 am (45.5°) 242,309 100.0%
29 - 8:03 am (269°) 8:22 pm (87°) 1:56 am (51.8°) 240,013 98.6%
30 - 9:07 am (277°) 8:49 pm (79°) 2:40 am (58.3°) 237,837 94.8%
31 - 10:12 am (285°) 9:18 pm (72°) 3:25 am (64.7°) 235,830 88.7%
* All times are local time for Rio Rancho. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Rio Rancho on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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