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McMurdo, Antarctica — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 88.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 3:51:58 pm
Moon Direction: 191° South
Moon Altitude: -12.8°
Moon Distance: 240,260 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 1:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 4, 2026, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:19 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for McMurdo, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 11:45 am (224°) 6:38 pm (125°) 2:29 am (22.3°) 244,607 96.1%
2 - 10:23 am (255°) 9:39 pm (91°) 3:12 am (16.3°) 242,438 91.1%
3 - 9:13 am (283°) - 3:55 am (10.1°) 240,139 84.1%
4 12:43 am (57°) 7:50 am (314°) - 4:39 am (3.9°) 237,728 75.3%
5 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:25 am (-1.5°) 235,251 65.1%
6 - Down, doesn’t rise - 6:16 am (-7.9°) 232,773 53.9%
7 - Down, doesn’t rise - 7:11 am (-12.5°) 230,416 42.2%
8 - Down, doesn’t rise - 8:11 am (-15.6°) 228,335 30.6%
9 - Down, doesn’t rise - 9:15 am (-16.9°) 226,746 19.9%
10 - Down, doesn’t rise - 10:20 am (-16.0°) 225,858 11.0%
11 - Down, doesn’t rise - 11:23 am (-13.1°) 225,846 4.4%
12 - Down, doesn’t rise - 12:21 pm (-8.4°) 226,797 0.7%
13 - Down, doesn’t rise - 1:15 pm (-1.7°) 228,693 0.1%
14 10:49 am (47°) 6:09 pm (302°) - 2:05 pm (4.1°) 231,388 2.5%
15 9:23 am (79°) 9:22 pm (265°) - 2:52 pm (10.7°) 234,659 7.3%
16 8:11 am (109°) - - 3:37 pm (17.2°) 238,219 14.2%
17 - 12:36 am (228°) 6:40 am (142°) 4:21 pm (23.3°) 241,772 22.6%
18 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:06 pm (28.6°) 245,028 31.9%
19 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:53 pm (33.1°) 247,761 41.7%
20 - Up, doesn’t set - 6:41 pm (36.6°) 249,793 51.7%
21 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:31 pm (38.8°) 251,028 61.5%
22 - Up, doesn’t set - 8:22 pm (39.6°) 251,433 70.8%
23 - Up, doesn’t set - 9:14 pm (39.0°) 251,048 79.2%
24 - Up, doesn’t set - 10:04 pm (37.1°) 249,972 86.7%
25 - Up, doesn’t set - 10:53 pm (33.9°) 248,340 92.7%
26 - Up, doesn’t set - 11:40 pm (29.5°) 246,320 97.1%
27 - - - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
28 - 10:41 am (210°) 3:33 pm (140°) 12:25 am (24.3°) 244,070 99.5%
29 - 9:00 am (245°) 6:53 pm (102°) 1:09 am (18.5°) 241,750 99.8%
30 - 7:49 am (274°) 9:53 pm (68°) 1:53 am (12.2°) 239,475 97.9%
31 - 6:33 am (304°) - 2:37 am (5.8°) 237,337 93.5%
* All times are local time for McMurdo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red.

Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in McMurdo on Aug 28

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