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Charleston, South Carolina, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 9:27:59 pm
Moon Direction: 93° East
Moon Altitude: 4.7°
Moon Distance: 240,205 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 9:14 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 9:20 am (263°) 10:03 pm (93°) 3:25 am (49.7°) 243,136 92.9%
2 - 10:20 am (271°) 10:30 pm (85°) 4:07 am (55.9°) 240,877 86.5%
3 - 11:21 am (278°) 10:58 pm (78°) 4:51 am (62.3°) 238,497 78.3%
4 - 12:24 pm (286°) 11:30 pm (71°) 5:37 am (68.6°) 236,037 68.5%
5 - 1:31 pm (293°) - 6:25 am (74.4°) 233,547 57.5%
6 12:06 am (65°) 2:40 pm (298°) - 7:19 am (79.4°) 231,138 45.9%
7 12:50 am (60°) 3:51 pm (302°) - 8:17 am (83.1°) 228,946 34.2%
8 1:43 am (57°) 5:00 pm (304°) - 9:20 am (85.1°) 227,181 23.1%
9 2:46 am (56°) 6:01 pm (303°) - 10:25 am (84.9°) 226,051 13.6%
10 3:57 am (58°) 6:54 pm (299°) - 11:29 am (82.5°) 225,749 6.2%
11 5:11 am (63°) 7:39 pm (294°) - 12:30 pm (78.2°) 226,391 1.6%
12 6:24 am (69°) 8:16 pm (287°) - 1:25 pm (72.6°) 227,998 0.0%
13 7:34 am (77°) 8:48 pm (279°) - 2:16 pm (66.2°) 230,466 1.4%
14 8:41 am (85°) 9:17 pm (271°) - 3:04 pm (59.4°) 233,581 5.5%
15 9:44 am (93°) 9:45 pm (263°) - 3:49 pm (52.8°) 237,086 11.8%
16 10:46 am (100°) 10:13 pm (256°) - 4:33 pm (46.5°) 240,671 19.8%
17 11:47 am (107°) 10:43 pm (250°) - 5:18 pm (40.9°) 244,049 28.9%
18 12:47 pm (113°) 11:15 pm (244°) - 6:04 pm (36.1°) 246,967 38.6%
19 1:47 pm (118°) 11:52 pm (240°) - 6:52 pm (32.3°) 249,236 48.6%
20 2:46 pm (122°) - - 7:41 pm (29.7°) 250,728 58.4%
21 - 12:34 am (237°) 3:42 pm (124°) 8:32 pm (28.4°) 251,393 67.9%
22 - 1:21 am (236°) 4:34 pm (124°) 9:24 pm (28.6°) 251,250 76.7%
23 - 2:14 am (236°) 5:21 pm (122°) 10:15 pm (30.1°) 250,378 84.5%
24 - 3:11 am (239°) 6:02 pm (119°) 11:04 pm (32.9°) 248,904 91.0%
25 - 4:11 am (242°) 6:38 pm (115°) 11:52 pm (36.9°) 246,989 95.9%
26 - 5:11 am (248°) 7:10 pm (109°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 6:12 am (254°) 7:39 pm (102°) 12:38 am (41.9°) 244,795 99.0%
28 - 7:12 am (261°) 8:07 pm (95°) 1:22 am (47.6°) 242,482 100.0%
29 - 8:12 am (268°) 8:34 pm (88°) 2:05 am (53.8°) 240,180 98.7%
30 - 9:14 am (276°) 9:02 pm (80°) 2:49 am (60.3°) 237,993 95.1%
31 - 10:17 am (284°) 9:32 pm (73°) 3:35 am (66.7°) 235,972 89.3%
* All times are local time for Charleston. 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 Charleston on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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