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Grahamstown, South Africa — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 22, 2026 at 5:46:51 pm
Moon Direction: 322° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 23.0°
Moon Distance: 227,966 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 4:11 am
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 1:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 8:18 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:36 am (262°) 8:27 pm (95°) 2:06 am (65.0°) 243,780 94.4%
2 - 9:02 am (269°) 9:28 pm (87°) 2:49 am (58.8°) 241,558 88.6%
3 - 9:28 am (276°) 10:29 pm (80°) 3:32 am (52.4°) 239,212 80.9%
4 - 9:57 am (284°) 11:34 pm (72°) 4:17 am (46.1°) 236,770 71.5%
5 - 10:28 am (291°) - 5:05 am (40.1°) 234,281 60.9%
6 12:42 am (66°) 11:06 am (297°) - 5:57 am (34.8°) 231,835 49.4%
7 1:52 am (60°) 11:51 am (301°) - 6:54 am (30.7°) 229,561 37.6%
8 3:03 am (57°) 12:46 pm (304°) - 7:55 am (28.3°) 227,647 26.3%
9 4:11 am (56°) 1:51 pm (304°) - 9:00 am (27.8°) 226,307 16.2%
10 5:11 am (57°) 3:03 pm (301°) - 10:05 am (29.5°) 225,743 8.1%
11 6:02 am (61°) 4:17 pm (296°) - 11:06 am (33.2°) 226,099 2.6%
12 6:44 am (67°) 5:30 pm (290°) - 12:03 pm (38.5°) 227,425 0.2%
13 7:19 am (75°) 6:40 pm (282°) - 12:56 pm (44.7°) 229,659 0.7%
14 7:50 am (82°) 7:47 pm (274°) - 1:44 pm (51.4°) 232,606 4.1%
15 8:18 am (90°) 8:50 pm (266°) - 2:30 pm (58.2°) 236,028 9.8%
16 8:46 am (98°) 9:52 pm (258°) - 3:14 pm (64.6°) 239,618 17.3%
17 9:14 am (105°) 10:53 pm (251°) - 3:59 pm (70.5°) 243,088 26.1%
18 9:43 am (111°) 11:54 pm (245°) - 4:45 pm (75.6°) 246,163 35.7%
19 10:16 am (117°) - - 5:32 pm (79.7°) 248,643 45.6%
20 - 12:54 am (241°) 10:54 am (121°) 6:21 pm (82.7°) 250,372 55.5%
21 - 1:53 am (237°) 11:36 am (123°) 7:11 pm (84.4°) 251,283 65.2%
22 - 2:48 am (236°) 12:25 pm (124°) 8:03 pm (84.7°) 251,373 74.2%
23 - 3:39 am (236°) 1:19 pm (123°) 8:54 pm (83.6°) 250,705 82.3%
24 - 4:25 am (238°) 2:17 pm (121°) 9:44 pm (81.1°) 249,394 89.2%
25 - 5:04 am (241°) 3:17 pm (117°) 10:32 pm (77.4°) 247,591 94.6%
26 - 5:39 am (246°) 4:18 pm (111°) 11:18 pm (72.7°) 245,464 98.3%
27 - 6:10 am (252°) 5:18 pm (105°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
28 - 6:39 am (259°) 6:19 pm (98°) 12:03 am (67.1°) 243,169 99.9%
29 - 7:05 am (266°) 7:20 pm (90°) 12:47 am (61.0°) 240,853 99.4%
30 - 7:32 am (274°) 8:22 pm (82°) 1:30 am (54.5°) 238,623 96.4%
31 - 8:00 am (281°) 9:27 pm (75°) 2:15 am (48.0°) 236,551 91.2%
* All times are local time for Grahamstown. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Grahamstown on Aug 28

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