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Tarawa, Kiribati — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 93.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:41:31 pm
Moon Direction: 85° East
Moon Altitude: -14.7°
Moon Distance: 237,633 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 12:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 11:37 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:39 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:12 am (260°) 8:36 pm (97°) 2:02 am (77.3°) 244,645 96.2%
2 - 8:55 am (266°) 9:18 pm (90°) 2:46 am (83.4°) 242,477 91.2%
3 - 9:39 am (273°) 10:01 pm (84°) 3:28 am (89.7°) 240,181 84.2%
4 - 10:24 am (279°) 10:46 pm (78°) 4:13 am (83.9°) 237,771 75.5%
5 - 11:12 am (285°) 11:35 pm (72°) 4:59 am (77.7°) 235,296 65.3%
6 - 12:04 pm (290°) - 5:49 am (72.1°) 232,817 54.1%
7 12:28 am (67°) 1:00 pm (295°) - 6:44 am (67.4°) 230,456 42.4%
8 1:26 am (64°) 2:02 pm (297°) - 7:44 am (64.2°) 228,368 30.8%
9 2:29 am (62°) 3:06 pm (298°) - 8:48 am (62.9°) 226,769 20.1%
10 3:34 am (62°) 4:11 pm (297°) - 9:53 am (63.7°) 225,867 11.1%
11 4:38 am (65°) 5:13 pm (293°) - 10:56 am (66.7°) 225,838 4.5%
12 5:39 am (69°) 6:10 pm (288°) - 11:55 am (71.4°) 226,771 0.8%
13 6:35 am (75°) 7:02 pm (282°) - 12:49 pm (77.3°) 228,652 0.1%
14 7:26 am (81°) 7:51 pm (276°) - 1:39 pm (83.9°) 231,334 2.4%
15 8:14 am (88°) 8:36 pm (269°) - 2:25 pm (89.3°) 234,597 7.2%
16 9:00 am (94°) 9:20 pm (263°) - 3:10 pm (82.7°) 238,155 14.1%
17 9:45 am (100°) 10:04 pm (257°) - 3:55 pm (76.6°) 241,711 22.4%
18 10:31 am (106°) 10:49 pm (252°) - 4:40 pm (71.1°) 244,974 31.7%
19 11:17 am (111°) 11:35 pm (247°) - 5:26 pm (66.6°) 247,718 41.5%
20 12:05 pm (114°) - - 6:15 pm (63.1°) 249,764 51.5%
21 - 12:24 am (244°) 12:55 pm (117°) 7:05 pm (60.9°) 251,013 61.3%
22 - 1:14 am (242°) 1:46 pm (118°) 7:56 pm (60.0°) 251,433 70.6%
23 - 2:05 am (242°) 2:38 pm (118°) 8:47 pm (60.6°) 251,062 79.1%
24 - 2:57 am (243°) 3:29 pm (116°) 9:38 pm (62.5°) 249,997 86.5%
25 - 3:47 am (245°) 4:18 pm (113°) 10:27 pm (65.7°) 248,373 92.6%
26 - 4:36 am (248°) 5:05 pm (109°) 11:14 pm (70.0°) 246,359 97.0%
27 - 5:23 am (253°) 5:50 pm (104°) 11:59 pm (75.3°) 244,111 99.5%
28 - 6:08 am (258°) 6:33 pm (99°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
29 - 6:53 am (264°) 7:16 pm (93°) 12:43 am (81.2°) 241,791 99.9%
30 - 7:37 am (271°) 8:00 pm (86°) 1:27 am (87.6°) 239,514 97.9%
31 - 8:22 am (277°) 8:45 pm (80°) 2:11 am (85.9°) 237,373 93.6%
* All times are local time for Tarawa. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Tarawa on Aug 28

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