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Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:03:18 pm
Moon Direction: 65° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -33.2°
Moon Distance: 240,012 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 5:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 4:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:49 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 9:08 am (264°) 9:49 pm (92°) 3:12 am (50.0°) 242,977 92.5%
2 - 10:08 am (271°) 10:16 pm (85°) 3:55 am (56.3°) 240,708 86.0%
3 - 11:09 am (279°) 10:44 pm (77°) 4:38 am (62.7°) 238,321 77.6%
4 - 12:13 pm (286°) 11:16 pm (71°) 5:24 am (68.9°) 235,857 67.7%
5 - 1:20 pm (293°) 11:53 pm (64°) 6:13 am (74.7°) 233,369 56.7%
6 - 2:30 pm (299°) - 7:07 am (79.6°) 230,971 45.0%
7 12:37 am (59°) 3:41 pm (303°) - 8:06 am (83.2°) 228,802 33.4%
8 1:31 am (57°) 4:49 pm (304°) - 9:09 am (85.0°) 227,075 22.4%
9 2:35 am (56°) 5:50 pm (303°) - 10:14 am (84.6°) 225,999 12.9%
10 3:46 am (59°) 6:42 pm (299°) - 11:18 am (82.1°) 225,763 5.8%
11 5:00 am (63°) 7:26 pm (293°) - 12:18 pm (77.8°) 226,475 1.4%
12 6:13 am (70°) 8:02 pm (286°) - 1:13 pm (72.1°) 228,150 0.0%
13 7:23 am (77°) 8:34 pm (278°) - 2:04 pm (65.6°) 230,671 1.6%
14 8:29 am (85°) 9:03 pm (271°) - 2:51 pm (58.8°) 233,825 5.9%
15 9:33 am (93°) 9:31 pm (263°) - 3:36 pm (52.2°) 237,345 12.4%
16 10:35 am (101°) 9:59 pm (256°) - 4:21 pm (45.9°) 240,925 20.4%
17 11:36 am (108°) 10:29 pm (249°) - 5:06 pm (40.4°) 244,277 29.6%
18 12:36 pm (114°) 11:02 pm (244°) - 5:52 pm (35.6°) 247,155 39.3%
19 1:36 pm (119°) 11:38 pm (240°) - 6:39 pm (32.0°) 249,371 49.3%
20 2:35 pm (122°) - - 7:29 pm (29.5°) 250,804 59.1%
21 - 12:21 am (237°) 3:31 pm (124°) 8:20 pm (28.3°) 251,409 68.6%
22 - 1:08 am (236°) 4:22 pm (124°) 9:11 pm (28.5°) 251,210 77.3%
23 - 2:02 am (236°) 5:09 pm (122°) 10:02 pm (30.1°) 250,290 85.0%
24 - 2:59 am (239°) 5:49 pm (119°) 10:52 pm (33.0°) 248,779 91.4%
25 - 3:59 am (243°) 6:25 pm (114°) 11:39 pm (37.1°) 246,838 96.2%
26 - 4:59 am (248°) 6:57 pm (109°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 6:00 am (254°) 7:25 pm (102°) 12:25 am (42.1°) 244,629 99.1%
28 - 7:00 am (261°) 7:53 pm (95°) 1:09 am (47.9°) 242,314 100.0%
29 - 8:01 am (269°) 8:20 pm (87°) 1:53 am (54.1°) 240,018 98.6%
30 - 9:02 am (277°) 8:48 pm (80°) 2:37 am (60.6°) 237,841 94.8%
31 - 10:06 am (284°) 9:19 pm (73°) 3:22 am (67.0°) 235,833 88.7%
* All times are local time for Alamogordo. 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 Alamogordo on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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