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Charleston, West Virginia, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 10:43:19 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 121° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -5.6°
Moon Distance: 252,042 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 9:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:13 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 - 9:24 am ↑ (263°) 10:12 pm ↑ (93°) 3:32 am (44.1°) 243,127 92.9%
2 - 10:27 am ↑ (271°) 10:35 pm ↑ (85°) 4:14 am (50.3°) 240,865 86.5%
3 - 11:32 am ↑ (279°) 10:59 pm ↑ (77°) 4:58 am (56.7°) 238,486 78.2%
4 - 12:40 pm ↑ (287°) 11:27 pm ↑ (70°) 5:44 am (63.0°) 236,024 68.4%
5 - 1:50 pm ↑ (294°) 11:59 pm ↑ (63°) 6:32 am (68.8°) 233,537 57.5%
6 - 3:04 pm ↑ (301°) - 7:26 am (73.8°) 231,125 45.8%
7 12:40 am ↑ (57°) 4:17 pm ↑ (305°) - 8:24 am (77.5°) 228,939 34.1%
8 1:31 am ↑ (54°) 5:27 pm ↑ (307°) - 9:27 am (79.4°) 227,175 23.1%
9 2:33 am ↑ (53°) 6:28 pm ↑ (306°) - 10:32 am (79.2°) 226,047 13.5%
10 3:45 am ↑ (56°) 7:18 pm ↑ (301°) - 11:36 am (76.8°) 225,748 6.2%
11 5:03 am ↑ (61°) 7:58 pm ↑ (295°) - 12:37 pm (72.6°) 226,398 1.6%
12 6:20 am ↑ (68°) 8:31 pm ↑ (288°) - 1:32 pm (66.9°) 228,009 0.0%
13 7:34 am ↑ (76°) 8:59 pm ↑ (280°) - 2:23 pm (60.5°) 230,477 1.4%
14 8:45 am ↑ (84°) 9:25 pm ↑ (271°) - 3:11 pm (53.8°) 233,599 5.6%
15 9:53 am ↑ (93°) 9:49 pm ↑ (263°) - 3:56 pm (47.1°) 237,102 11.9%
16 10:59 am ↑ (101°) 10:13 pm ↑ (255°) - 4:40 pm (40.8°) 240,687 19.8%
17 12:03 pm ↑ (109°) 10:39 pm ↑ (248°) - 5:25 pm (35.2°) 244,063 28.9%
18 1:07 pm ↑ (115°) 11:08 pm ↑ (242°) - 6:11 pm (30.5°) 246,980 38.6%
19 2:11 pm ↑ (121°) 11:42 pm ↑ (238°) - 6:59 pm (26.7°) 249,245 48.6%
20 3:12 pm ↑ (125°) - - 7:48 pm (24.1°) 250,733 58.5%
21 - 12:22 am ↑ (234°) 4:09 pm ↑ (127°) 8:39 pm (22.9°) 251,394 67.9%
22 - 1:08 am ↑ (233°) 5:02 pm ↑ (127°) 9:31 pm (23.0°) 251,247 76.7%
23 - 2:01 am ↑ (234°) 5:47 pm ↑ (125°) 10:22 pm (24.5°) 250,372 84.5%
24 - 3:00 am ↑ (236°) 6:26 pm ↑ (122°) 11:11 pm (27.3°) 248,897 91.0%
25 - 4:02 am ↑ (240°) 6:59 pm ↑ (117°) 11:59 pm (31.3°) 246,979 95.9%
26 - 5:06 am ↑ (246°) 7:27 pm ↑ (110°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 6:10 am ↑ (253°) 7:53 pm ↑ (103°) 12:45 am (36.3°) 244,784 99.0%
28 - 7:14 am ↑ (260°) 8:16 pm ↑ (96°) 1:29 am (42.0°) 242,471 100.0%
29 - 8:18 am ↑ (268°) 8:40 pm ↑ (88°) 2:12 am (48.2°) 240,171 98.7%
30 - 9:24 am ↑ (277°) 9:04 pm ↑ (80°) 2:56 am (54.7°) 237,982 95.1%
31 - 10:31 am ↑ (285°) 9:30 pm ↑ (72°) 3:42 am (61.1°) 235,964 89.2%
* 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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