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Chicago, Illinois, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 93.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 1:33:41 am
Moon Direction: 169° South
Moon Altitude: 52.1°
Moon Distance: 237,615 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 6:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 5:37 am
Next Moonset: Today, 8:22 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:46 am (263°) 9:37 pm (93°) 2:56 am (40.6°) 243,090 92.8%
2 - 9:53 am (271°) 9:57 pm (85°) 3:39 am (46.9°) 240,827 86.3%
3 - 11:01 am (280°) 10:19 pm (76°) 4:23 am (53.3°) 238,445 78.1%
4 - 12:11 pm (288°) 10:44 pm (68°) 5:08 am (59.5°) 235,984 68.3%
5 - 1:25 pm (296°) 11:14 pm (61°) 5:57 am (65.3°) 233,495 57.3%
6 - 2:41 pm (303°) 11:52 pm (55°) 6:51 am (70.3°) 231,089 45.6%
7 - 3:57 pm (307°) - 7:49 am (74.0°) 228,903 33.9%
8 12:41 am (52°) 5:07 pm (309°) - 8:52 am (75.8°) 227,149 22.9%
9 1:43 am (51°) 6:07 pm (308°) - 9:57 am (75.6°) 226,035 13.4%
10 2:57 am (54°) 6:55 pm (303°) - 11:01 am (73.2°) 225,752 6.1%
11 4:17 am (59°) 7:32 pm (297°) - 12:02 pm (68.9°) 226,415 1.5%
12 5:37 am (67°) 8:02 pm (289°) - 12:57 pm (63.3°) 228,043 0.0%
13 6:55 am (75°) 8:27 pm (280°) - 1:48 pm (56.8°) 230,526 1.5%
14 8:09 am (84°) 8:49 pm (271°) - 2:35 pm (50.1°) 233,653 5.6%
15 9:19 am (93°) 9:11 pm (262°) - 3:21 pm (43.4°) 237,162 12.0%
16 10:28 am (102°) 9:32 pm (254°) - 4:05 pm (37.2°) 240,746 20.0%
17 11:35 am (110°) 9:56 pm (247°) - 4:50 pm (31.6°) 244,117 29.1%
18 12:42 pm (117°) 10:22 pm (241°) - 5:36 pm (26.8°) 247,023 38.8%
19 1:48 pm (123°) 10:54 pm (236°) - 6:24 pm (23.1°) 249,276 48.8%
20 2:51 pm (127°) 11:32 pm (232°) - 7:13 pm (20.5°) 250,751 58.6%
21 3:49 pm (129°) - - 8:04 pm (19.3°) 251,398 68.1%
22 - 12:18 am (231°) 4:41 pm (129°) 8:56 pm (19.4°) 251,239 76.9%
23 - 1:11 am (231°) 5:26 pm (127°) 9:47 pm (21.0°) 250,352 84.6%
24 - 2:11 am (234°) 6:02 pm (123°) 10:36 pm (23.8°) 248,868 91.1%
25 - 3:16 am (238°) 6:33 pm (118°) 11:24 pm (27.8°) 246,944 96.0%
26 - 4:22 am (245°) 6:59 pm (111°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 5:29 am (252°) 7:22 pm (104°) 12:09 am (32.8°) 244,746 99.0%
28 - 6:36 am (260°) 7:43 pm (96°) 12:53 am (38.5°) 242,432 100.0%
29 - 7:43 am (268°) 8:03 pm (87°) 1:37 am (44.7°) 240,132 98.7%
30 - 8:51 am (277°) 8:25 pm (79°) 2:21 am (51.2°) 237,948 95.0%
31 - 10:02 am (286°) 8:48 pm (71°) 3:07 am (57.6°) 235,931 89.1%
* All times are local time for Chicago. 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 Chicago on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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