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

Moon: 88.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 10:01:08 pm
Moon Direction: 98° East
Moon Altitude: 9.1°
Moon Distance: 240,281 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 9:19 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°) 243,126 92.9%
2 - 10:27 am (271°) 10:35 pm (85°) 4:14 am (50.3°) 240,866 86.5%
3 - 11:32 am (279°) 10:59 pm (77°) 4:58 am (56.7°) 238,485 78.2%
4 - 12:40 pm (287°) 11:27 pm (70°) 5:44 am (63.0°) 236,025 68.4%
5 - 1:50 pm (294°) 11:59 pm (63°) 6:32 am (68.8°) 233,536 57.5%
6 - 3:04 pm (301°) - 7:26 am (73.8°) 231,127 45.8%
7 12:40 am (57°) 4:17 pm (305°) - 8:24 am (77.5°) 228,937 34.1%
8 1:31 am (54°) 5:27 pm (307°) - 9:27 am (79.4°) 227,174 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°) 225,750 6.2%
11 5:03 am (61°) 7:58 pm (295°) - 12:37 pm (72.6°) 226,397 1.6%
12 6:20 am (68°) 8:31 pm (288°) - 1:32 pm (66.9°) 228,008 0.0%
13 7:34 am (76°) 8:59 pm (280°) - 2:23 pm (60.5°) 230,479 1.4%
14 8:45 am (84°) 9:25 pm (271°) - 3:11 pm (53.8°) 233,597 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°) 244,064 28.9%
18 1:07 pm (115°) 11:08 pm (242°) - 6:11 pm (30.5°) 246,979 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°) 251,248 76.7%
23 - 2:01 am (234°) 5:47 pm (125°) 10:22 pm (24.5°) 250,373 84.5%
24 - 3:00 am (236°) 6:26 pm (122°) 11:11 pm (27.3°) 248,896 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°) 240,170 98.7%
30 - 9:24 am (277°) 9:04 pm (80°) 2:56 am (54.7°) 237,983 95.1%
31 - 10:31 am (285°) 9:30 pm (72°) 3:42 am (61.1°) 235,963 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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