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Palmer Station, Antarctica — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 11:19:46 pm
Moon Direction: 71° East
Moon Altitude: 7.6°
Moon Distance: 240,186 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 9:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 8:37 am
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 10:40 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Palmer Station, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 10:17 am (257°) 9:29 pm (96°) 3:19 am (31.6°) 243,233 93.1%
2 - 10:07 am (271°) 11:09 pm (81°) 4:02 am (25.4°) 240,979 86.8%
3 - 9:57 am (286°) - 4:45 am (19.1°) 238,604 78.7%
4 12:55 am (65°) 9:45 am (301°) - 5:31 am (12.9°) 236,146 68.9%
5 2:50 am (48°) 9:31 am (317°) - 6:20 am (7.1°) 233,657 58.0%
6 5:04 am (29°) 9:07 am (335°) - 7:13 am (2.3°) 231,241 46.4%
7 - Down, doesn’t rise - 8:11 am (-0.9°) 229,036 34.7%
8 - Down, doesn’t rise - 9:14 am (-3.4°) 227,247 23.6%
9 - Down, doesn’t rise - 10:19 am (-3.3°) 226,084 13.9%
10 - Down, doesn’t rise - 11:23 am (-0.6°) 225,743 6.5%
11 10:15 am (28°) 2:49 pm (328°) - 12:23 pm (3.0°) 226,342 1.7%
12 9:53 am (47°) 5:06 pm (308°) - 1:19 pm (8.4°) 227,907 0.0%
13 9:39 am (63°) 7:06 pm (290°) - 2:10 pm (14.7°) 230,341 1.3%
14 9:27 am (79°) 8:56 pm (274°) - 2:58 pm (21.4°) 233,433 5.3%
15 9:17 am (94°) 10:41 pm (258°) - 3:43 pm (28.0°) 236,927 11.5%
16 9:06 am (109°) - - 4:28 pm (34.3°) 240,515 19.4%
17 - 12:25 am (242°) 8:55 am (123°) 5:13 pm (40.0°) 243,908 28.4%
18 - 2:13 am (226°) 8:41 am (138°) 5:59 pm (44.8°) 246,851 38.2%
19 - 4:11 am (209°) 8:21 am (154°) 6:46 pm (48.7°) 249,152 48.1%
20 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:36 pm (51.3°) 250,680 58.0%
21 - Up, doesn’t set - 8:26 pm (52.7°) 251,381 67.5%
22 - Up, doesn’t set - 9:18 pm (52.6°) 251,273 76.3%
23 - Up, doesn’t set - 10:09 pm (51.2°) 250,430 84.1%
24 - 10:20 am (183°) 10:57 am (175°) 10:59 pm (48.4°) 248,980 90.7%
25 - 9:17 am (208°) 1:41 pm (149°) 11:46 pm (44.4°) 247,080 95.7%
26 - 8:58 am (224°) 3:38 pm (132°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 8:44 am (238°) 5:25 pm (117°) 12:32 am (39.5°) 244,895 98.9%
28 - 8:33 am (252°) 7:07 pm (101°) 1:16 am (33.8°) 242,584 100.0%
29 - 8:23 am (267°) 8:49 pm (86°) 2:00 am (27.6°) 240,280 98.8%
30 - 8:13 am (281°) 10:34 pm (70°) 2:44 am (21.1°) 238,086 95.3%
31 - 8:01 am (296°) - 3:29 am (14.8°) 236,057 89.6%
* All times are local time for Palmer Station. 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Palmer Station on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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