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Columbus, Ohio, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 15.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 7:11:27 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 91° East
Moon Altitude: -44.6°
Moon Distance: 252,026 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 9:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:24 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 9:28 am ↑ (263°) 10:18 pm ↑ (93°) 3:37 am (42.5°) 243,119 92.8%
2 - 10:33 am ↑ (271°) 10:39 pm ↑ (85°) 4:20 am (48.7°) 240,856 86.4%
3 - 11:39 am ↑ (279°) 11:03 pm ↑ (77°) 5:04 am (55.1°) 238,477 78.2%
4 - 12:48 pm ↑ (288°) 11:29 pm ↑ (69°) 5:49 am (61.4°) 236,015 68.4%
5 - 2:00 pm ↑ (295°) - 6:38 am (67.2°) 233,528 57.4%
6 12:00 am ↑ (62°) 3:15 pm ↑ (302°) - 7:32 am (72.2°) 231,117 45.8%
7 12:40 am ↑ (57°) 4:29 pm ↑ (306°) - 8:30 am (75.9°) 228,932 34.1%
8 1:30 am ↑ (53°) 5:39 pm ↑ (308°) - 9:33 am (77.8°) 227,169 23.1%
9 2:32 am ↑ (52°) 6:40 pm ↑ (306°) - 10:38 am (77.5°) 226,044 13.5%
10 3:45 am ↑ (55°) 7:29 pm ↑ (302°) - 11:42 am (75.2°) 225,749 6.1%
11 5:04 am ↑ (60°) 8:08 pm ↑ (296°) - 12:42 pm (70.9°) 226,402 1.5%
12 6:22 am ↑ (67°) 8:40 pm ↑ (288°) - 1:38 pm (65.3°) 228,017 0.0%
13 7:38 am ↑ (76°) 9:06 pm ↑ (280°) - 2:29 pm (58.8°) 230,488 1.5%
14 8:50 am ↑ (84°) 9:30 pm ↑ (271°) - 3:16 pm (52.1°) 233,612 5.6%
15 9:59 am ↑ (93°) 9:53 pm ↑ (263°) - 4:02 pm (45.5°) 237,116 11.9%
16 11:06 am ↑ (102°) 10:16 pm ↑ (255°) - 4:46 pm (39.2°) 240,700 19.9%
17 12:12 pm ↑ (109°) 10:41 pm ↑ (248°) - 5:31 pm (33.6°) 244,075 28.9%
18 1:17 pm ↑ (116°) 11:09 pm ↑ (242°) - 6:17 pm (28.8°) 246,990 38.7%
19 2:22 pm ↑ (122°) 11:42 pm ↑ (237°) - 7:04 pm (25.1°) 249,252 48.7%
20 3:24 pm ↑ (126°) - - 7:54 pm (22.5°) 250,737 58.5%
21 - 12:21 am ↑ (233°) 4:22 pm ↑ (128°) 8:45 pm (21.2°) 251,395 68.0%
22 - 1:07 am ↑ (232°) 5:14 pm ↑ (128°) 9:36 pm (21.4°) 251,245 76.7%
23 - 2:00 am ↑ (233°) 5:59 pm ↑ (126°) 10:27 pm (22.9°) 250,368 84.5%
24 - 3:00 am ↑ (235°) 6:37 pm ↑ (122°) 11:17 pm (25.7°) 248,890 91.0%
25 - 4:03 am ↑ (239°) 7:09 pm ↑ (117°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 5:08 am ↑ (245°) 7:36 pm ↑ (111°) 12:04 am (29.7°) 246,971 95.9%
27 - 6:13 am ↑ (252°) 8:00 pm ↑ (104°) 12:50 am (34.7°) 244,775 99.0%
28 - 7:18 am ↑ (260°) 8:23 pm ↑ (96°) 1:34 am (40.4°) 242,462 100.0%
29 - 8:24 am ↑ (268°) 8:45 pm ↑ (88°) 2:18 am (46.6°) 240,162 98.7%
30 - 9:31 am ↑ (277°) 9:08 pm ↑ (79°) 3:02 am (53.1°) 237,974 95.1%
31 - 10:39 am ↑ (285°) 9:33 pm ↑ (71°) 3:47 am (59.5°) 235,957 89.2%
* All times are local time for Columbus. 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 Columbus on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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