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Ames, Iowa, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 45.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 4:38:22 am
Moon Direction: 328° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -13.3°
Moon Distance: 230,132 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:23 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 9:11 am (263°) 10:01 pm (93°) 3:21 am (40.6°) 243,053 92.7%
2 - 10:18 am (271°) 10:22 pm (85°) 4:04 am (46.8°) 240,788 86.2%
3 - 11:26 am (280°) 10:43 pm (76°) 4:47 am (53.2°) 238,404 77.9%
4 - 12:36 pm (288°) 11:08 pm (68°) 5:33 am (59.5°) 235,942 68.1%
5 - 1:50 pm (296°) 11:38 pm (61°) 6:22 am (65.3°) 233,454 57.1%
6 - 3:07 pm (303°) - 7:16 am (70.2°) 231,050 45.4%
7 12:16 am (55°) 4:23 pm (307°) - 8:14 am (73.8°) 228,870 33.7%
8 1:05 am (52°) 5:33 pm (309°) - 9:17 am (75.7°) 227,125 22.7%
9 2:08 am (51°) 6:32 pm (308°) - 10:22 am (75.4°) 226,023 13.2%
10 3:21 am (54°) 7:20 pm (303°) - 11:26 am (73.0°) 225,756 6.0%
11 4:42 am (59°) 7:57 pm (297°) - 12:26 pm (68.6°) 226,434 1.5%
12 6:02 am (67°) 8:27 pm (288°) - 1:22 pm (63.0°) 228,078 0.0%
13 7:20 am (75°) 8:51 pm (280°) - 2:13 pm (56.5°) 230,573 1.5%
14 8:34 am (84°) 9:14 pm (271°) - 3:00 pm (49.8°) 233,709 5.7%
15 9:44 am (94°) 9:35 pm (262°) - 3:45 pm (43.2°) 237,222 12.1%
16 10:53 am (102°) 9:56 pm (254°) - 4:30 pm (36.9°) 240,805 20.1%
17 12:01 pm (110°) 10:20 pm (247°) - 5:15 pm (31.3°) 244,169 29.2%
18 1:08 pm (117°) 10:46 pm (241°) - 6:01 pm (26.6°) 247,066 39.0%
19 2:13 pm (123°) 11:18 pm (235°) - 6:48 pm (22.9°) 249,307 48.9%
20 3:16 pm (127°) 11:56 pm (232°) - 7:38 pm (20.4°) 250,769 58.8%
21 4:15 pm (129°) - - 8:29 pm (19.1°) 251,402 68.3%
22 - 12:42 am (231°) 5:07 pm (129°) 9:20 pm (19.3°) 251,230 77.0%
23 - 1:36 am (231°) 5:51 pm (127°) 10:11 pm (20.9°) 250,332 84.7%
24 - 2:36 am (234°) 6:27 pm (123°) 11:01 pm (23.7°) 248,839 91.2%
25 - 3:40 am (238°) 6:58 pm (118°) 11:48 pm (27.7°) 246,910 96.1%
26 - 4:47 am (245°) 7:23 pm (111°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 5:54 am (252°) 7:46 pm (104°) 12:34 am (32.7°) 244,708 99.1%
28 - 7:01 am (260°) 8:07 pm (96°) 1:18 am (38.5°) 242,393 100.0%
29 - 8:08 am (268°) 8:27 pm (87°) 2:02 am (44.7°) 240,095 98.6%
30 - 9:17 am (277°) 8:49 pm (79°) 2:46 am (51.2°) 237,913 95.0%
31 - 10:27 am (286°) 9:13 pm (71°) 3:31 am (57.6°) 235,899 89.0%
* All times are local time for Ames. 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 Ames on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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