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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 3:09:14 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 177° South
Moon Altitude: 6.5°
Moon Distance: 252,040 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 2:53 pm
Next New Moon: Dec 9, 2026, 12:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 6:18 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:36 am ↑ (257°) 10:03 pm ↑ (97°) 3:08 am (25.0°) 243,602 94.0%
2 - 9:58 am ↑ (269°) 10:09 pm ↑ (86°) 3:51 am (31.2°) 241,368 88.0%
3 - 11:21 am ↑ (280°) 10:15 pm ↑ (75°) 4:35 am (37.5°) 239,013 80.2%
4 - 12:48 pm ↑ (292°) 10:23 pm ↑ (64°) 5:20 am (43.8°) 236,565 70.7%
5 - 2:19 pm ↑ (303°) 10:34 pm ↑ (53°) 6:08 am (49.8°) 234,077 59.9%
6 - 3:54 pm ↑ (314°) 10:52 pm ↑ (43°) 7:00 am (55.0°) 231,638 48.4%
7 - 5:29 pm ↑ (322°) 11:21 pm ↑ (36°) 7:57 am (59.0°) 229,387 36.7%
8 - 6:51 pm ↑ (327°) - 9:00 am (61.3°) 227,512 25.4%
9 12:12 am ↑ (33°) 7:49 pm ↑ (325°) - 10:04 am (61.5°) 226,228 15.4%
10 1:30 am ↑ (36°) 8:23 pm ↑ (318°) - 11:09 am (59.6°) 225,735 7.5%
11 3:07 am ↑ (44°) 8:44 pm ↑ (309°) - 12:10 pm (55.8°) 226,173 2.3%
12 4:48 am ↑ (55°) 8:56 pm ↑ (297°) - 1:07 pm (50.4°) 227,580 0.1%
13 6:26 am ↑ (67°) 9:05 pm ↑ (286°) - 1:59 pm (44.1°) 229,875 0.9%
14 7:59 am ↑ (80°) 9:12 pm ↑ (274°) - 2:47 pm (37.4°) 232,876 4.5%
15 9:28 am ↑ (92°) 9:18 pm ↑ (263°) - 3:32 pm (30.8°) 236,321 10.3%
16 10:53 am ↑ (104°) 9:25 pm ↑ (252°) - 4:17 pm (24.4°) 239,914 18.0%
17 12:17 pm ↑ (115°) 9:32 pm ↑ (241°) - 5:02 pm (18.7°) 243,359 26.9%
18 1:41 pm ↑ (125°) 9:42 pm ↑ (232°) - 5:47 pm (13.7°) 246,395 36.5%
19 3:04 pm ↑ (134°) 9:56 pm ↑ (223°) - 6:35 pm (9.8°) 248,814 46.4%
20 4:24 pm ↑ (142°) 10:18 pm ↑ (217°) - 7:24 pm (7.0°) 250,479 56.4%
21 5:34 pm ↑ (146°) 10:52 pm ↑ (213°) - 8:14 pm (5.5°) 251,321 65.9%
22 6:30 pm ↑ (147°) 11:43 pm ↑ (213°) - 9:06 pm (5.3°) 251,345 74.9%
23 7:08 pm ↑ (144°) - - 9:57 pm (6.5°) 250,619 82.9%
24 - 12:51 am ↑ (217°) 7:33 pm ↑ (138°) 10:47 pm (9.0°) 249,262 89.7%
25 - 2:09 am ↑ (224°) 7:49 pm ↑ (130°) 11:35 pm (12.7°) 247,426 95.0%
26 - 3:32 am ↑ (232°) 7:59 pm ↑ (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 4:56 am ↑ (243°) 8:07 pm ↑ (111°) 12:21 am (17.4°) 245,277 98.5%
28 - 6:19 am ↑ (254°) 8:14 pm ↑ (100°) 1:05 am (23.0°) 242,978 100.0%
29 - 7:43 am ↑ (265°) 8:19 pm ↑ (89°) 1:49 am (29.1°) 240,665 99.2%
30 - 9:07 am ↑ (277°) 8:26 pm ↑ (78°) 2:33 am (35.5°) 238,446 96.1%
31 - 10:33 am ↑ (289°) 8:33 pm ↑ (67°) 3:18 am (41.9°) 236,387 90.7%
* All times are local time for Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh on Aug 28

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