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East London, South Africa — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 80.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 6, 2026 at 5:38:14 am
Moon Direction: 306° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 50.1°
Moon Distance: 243,564 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 2:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 1:37 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 10:00 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for East London, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:30 am (262°) 8:22 pm (95°) 2:00 am (65.3°) 243,788 94.4%
2 - 8:56 am (269°) 9:22 pm (87°) 2:43 am (59.1°) 241,566 88.6%
3 - 9:23 am (276°) 10:23 pm (80°) 3:26 am (52.8°) 239,221 80.9%
4 - 9:51 am (284°) 11:28 pm (72°) 4:11 am (46.4°) 236,779 71.6%
5 - 10:23 am (291°) - 4:59 am (40.4°) 234,291 60.9%
6 12:35 am (66°) 11:01 am (297°) - 5:51 am (35.2°) 231,844 49.4%
7 1:45 am (60°) 11:46 am (301°) - 6:48 am (31.0°) 229,569 37.7%
8 2:56 am (57°) 12:41 pm (304°) - 7:50 am (28.6°) 227,654 26.3%
9 4:04 am (56°) 1:46 pm (304°) - 8:54 am (28.1°) 226,310 16.2%
10 5:04 am (57°) 2:58 pm (301°) - 9:59 am (29.8°) 225,743 8.1%
11 5:55 am (61°) 4:12 pm (296°) - 11:01 am (33.5°) 226,095 2.6%
12 6:37 am (67°) 5:25 pm (290°) - 11:58 am (38.8°) 227,418 0.2%
13 7:13 am (75°) 6:35 pm (282°) - 12:50 pm (45.0°) 229,649 0.7%
14 7:44 am (82°) 7:41 pm (274°) - 1:38 pm (51.7°) 232,593 4.0%
15 8:13 am (90°) 8:44 pm (266°) - 2:24 pm (58.4°) 236,014 9.7%
16 8:40 am (98°) 9:46 pm (258°) - 3:09 pm (64.9°) 239,604 17.3%
17 9:08 am (105°) 10:47 pm (251°) - 3:53 pm (70.8°) 243,076 26.1%
18 9:38 am (111°) 11:48 pm (246°) - 4:39 pm (75.9°) 246,153 35.6%
19 10:11 am (117°) - - 5:26 pm (80.0°) 248,635 45.6%
20 - 12:48 am (241°) 10:49 am (121°) 6:15 pm (83.0°) 250,367 55.5%
21 - 1:46 am (238°) 11:32 am (123°) 7:05 pm (84.7°) 251,281 65.1%
22 - 2:42 am (236°) 12:20 pm (124°) 7:57 pm (85.0°) 251,374 74.1%
23 - 3:33 am (236°) 1:14 pm (123°) 8:48 pm (83.9°) 250,709 82.2%
24 - 4:18 am (238°) 2:12 pm (121°) 9:38 pm (81.4°) 249,400 89.2%
25 - 4:58 am (242°) 3:12 pm (117°) 10:26 pm (77.7°) 247,599 94.6%
26 - 5:33 am (246°) 4:13 pm (111°) 11:13 pm (73.0°) 245,472 98.3%
27 - 6:04 am (252°) 5:13 pm (105°) 11:57 pm (67.4°) 243,178 99.9%
28 - 6:33 am (259°) 6:14 pm (98°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
29 - 7:00 am (266°) 7:14 pm (90°) 12:41 am (61.3°) 240,862 99.4%
30 - 7:27 am (274°) 8:16 pm (82°) 1:25 am (54.8°) 238,632 96.5%
31 - 7:55 am (281°) 9:20 pm (75°) 2:10 am (48.4°) 236,558 91.2%
* All times are local time for East London. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in East London on Aug 28

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