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Bethesda, Maryland, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 9:16:48 pm
Moon Direction: 94° East
Moon Altitude: 4.4°
Moon Distance: 240,179 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 9:01 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 9:04 am (263°) 9:53 pm (93°) 3:13 am (43.4°) 243,154 92.9%
2 - 10:08 am (271°) 10:16 pm (85°) 3:56 am (49.6°) 240,895 86.6%
3 - 11:14 am (279°) 10:40 pm (77°) 4:39 am (56.0°) 238,516 78.3%
4 - 12:22 pm (287°) 11:07 pm (70°) 5:25 am (62.3°) 236,056 68.6%
5 - 1:33 pm (295°) 11:39 pm (63°) 6:14 am (68.1°) 233,567 57.6%
6 - 2:47 pm (301°) - 7:07 am (73.1°) 231,157 46.0%
7 12:19 am (57°) 4:01 pm (305°) - 8:05 am (76.8°) 228,962 34.3%
8 1:09 am (54°) 5:10 pm (307°) - 9:08 am (78.7°) 227,192 23.2%
9 2:11 am (53°) 6:11 pm (306°) - 10:13 am (78.6°) 226,056 13.6%
10 3:24 am (55°) 7:01 pm (302°) - 11:17 am (76.2°) 225,748 6.2%
11 4:42 am (60°) 7:41 pm (296°) - 12:18 pm (72.0°) 226,382 1.6%
12 6:00 am (67°) 8:14 pm (288°) - 1:13 pm (66.4°) 227,982 0.0%
13 7:15 am (76°) 8:41 pm (280°) - 2:04 pm (59.9°) 230,443 1.4%
14 8:26 am (84°) 9:06 pm (271°) - 2:52 pm (53.2°) 233,555 5.5%
15 9:34 am (93°) 9:30 pm (263°) - 3:37 pm (46.5°) 237,057 11.8%
16 10:40 am (101°) 9:54 pm (255°) - 4:22 pm (40.3°) 240,643 19.7%
17 11:46 am (109°) 10:19 pm (248°) - 5:07 pm (34.7°) 244,024 28.8%
18 12:50 pm (116°) 10:48 pm (242°) - 5:52 pm (29.9°) 246,946 38.5%
19 1:54 pm (121°) 11:21 pm (237°) - 6:40 pm (26.1°) 249,221 48.5%
20 2:55 pm (125°) - - 7:30 pm (23.5°) 250,720 58.4%
21 - 12:00 am (234°) 3:53 pm (127°) 8:20 pm (22.2°) 251,391 67.8%
22 - 12:47 am (233°) 4:45 pm (127°) 9:12 pm (22.3°) 251,254 76.6%
23 - 1:40 am (233°) 5:31 pm (126°) 10:03 pm (23.8°) 250,388 84.4%
24 - 2:39 am (236°) 6:09 pm (122°) 10:52 pm (26.6°) 248,918 90.9%
25 - 3:41 am (240°) 6:42 pm (117°) 11:40 pm (30.6°) 247,005 95.9%
26 - 4:45 am (246°) 7:10 pm (111°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 5:50 am (252°) 7:35 pm (104°) 12:26 am (35.6°) 244,813 99.0%
28 - 6:55 am (260°) 7:58 pm (96°) 1:10 am (41.3°) 242,500 100.0%
29 - 7:59 am (268°) 8:21 pm (88°) 1:54 am (47.5°) 240,198 98.8%
30 - 9:05 am (277°) 8:45 pm (80°) 2:38 am (53.9°) 238,009 95.2%
31 - 10:13 am (285°) 9:11 pm (72°) 3:23 am (60.4°) 235,987 89.3%
* All times are local time for Bethesda. 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 Bethesda on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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