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Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 5:01:43 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 198° South
Moon Altitude: 9.2°
Moon Distance: 252,042 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 3:53 pm
Next New Moon: Dec 9, 2026, 1:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 7:12 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 9:00 am ↑ (259°) 10:19 pm ↑ (96°) 3:26 am (29.4°) 243,664 94.1%
2 - 10:15 am ↑ (269°) 10:30 pm ↑ (86°) 4:09 am (35.5°) 241,433 88.2%
3 - 11:33 am ↑ (279°) 10:42 pm ↑ (76°) 4:53 am (41.9°) 239,081 80.4%
4 - 12:52 pm ↑ (289°) 10:56 pm ↑ (67°) 5:37 am (48.2°) 236,636 71.0%
5 - 2:16 pm ↑ (299°) 11:14 pm ↑ (57°) 6:25 am (54.1°) 234,147 60.3%
6 - 3:43 pm ↑ (308°) 11:39 pm ↑ (49°) 7:18 am (59.4°) 231,705 48.7%
7 - 5:09 pm ↑ (315°) - 8:15 am (63.4°) 229,447 37.0%
8 12:16 am ↑ (43°) 6:27 pm ↑ (319°) - 9:17 am (65.8°) 227,558 25.7%
9 1:11 am ↑ (41°) 7:27 pm ↑ (318°) - 10:22 am (66.1°) 226,254 15.7%
10 2:25 am ↑ (43°) 8:10 pm ↑ (313°) - 11:26 am (64.3°) 225,737 7.7%
11 3:54 am ↑ (50°) 8:39 pm ↑ (304°) - 12:28 pm (60.4°) 226,147 2.4%
12 5:26 am ↑ (59°) 9:00 pm ↑ (295°) - 1:24 pm (55.1°) 227,527 0.1%
13 6:56 am ↑ (69°) 9:16 pm ↑ (285°) - 2:16 pm (48.8°) 229,800 0.8%
14 8:22 am ↑ (80°) 9:29 pm ↑ (274°) - 3:05 pm (42.2°) 232,784 4.3%
15 9:44 am ↑ (91°) 9:41 pm ↑ (264°) - 3:50 pm (35.5°) 236,220 10.1%
16 11:03 am ↑ (102°) 9:53 pm ↑ (254°) - 4:35 pm (29.1°) 239,813 17.7%
17 12:20 pm ↑ (112°) 10:06 pm ↑ (245°) - 5:20 pm (23.3°) 243,266 26.6%
18 1:37 pm ↑ (121°) 10:23 pm ↑ (236°) - 6:05 pm (18.4°) 246,316 36.2%
19 2:53 pm ↑ (129°) 10:44 pm ↑ (229°) - 6:52 pm (14.4°) 248,756 46.2%
20 4:05 pm ↑ (135°) 11:12 pm ↑ (224°) - 7:41 pm (11.5°) 250,443 56.1%
21 5:11 pm ↑ (138°) 11:51 pm ↑ (221°) - 8:32 pm (9.9°) 251,308 65.7%
22 6:06 pm ↑ (139°) - - 9:23 pm (9.7°) 251,355 74.6%
23 - 12:42 am ↑ (221°) 6:48 pm ↑ (137°) 10:15 pm (10.9°) 250,649 82.7%
24 - 1:45 am ↑ (224°) 7:20 pm ↑ (133°) 11:05 pm (13.4°) 249,308 89.5%
25 - 2:57 am ↑ (229°) 7:43 pm ↑ (126°) 11:53 pm (17.1°) 247,483 94.9%
26 - 4:12 am ↑ (237°) 8:01 pm ↑ (118°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 5:29 am ↑ (245°) 8:15 pm ↑ (109°) 12:39 am (21.8°) 245,341 98.4%
28 - 6:45 am ↑ (255°) 8:27 pm ↑ (99°) 1:23 am (27.3°) 243,044 100.0%
29 - 8:02 am ↑ (265°) 8:39 pm ↑ (90°) 2:07 am (33.4°) 240,730 99.3%
30 - 9:20 am ↑ (276°) 8:51 pm ↑ (79°) 2:51 am (39.8°) 238,507 96.2%
31 - 10:40 am ↑ (286°) 9:04 pm ↑ (70°) 3:36 am (46.3°) 236,443 90.9%
* All times are local time for Essen. 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 Essen on Aug 28

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