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

Moon: 93.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 12:22:00 am
Moon Direction: 130° Southeast
Moon Altitude: 43.5°
Moon Distance: 237,318 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Today, 9:03 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°) 243,118 92.8%
2 - 10:33 am (271°) 10:39 pm (85°) 4:20 am (48.7°) 240,857 86.4%
3 - 11:39 am (279°) 11:03 pm (77°) 5:04 am (55.1°) 238,476 78.2%
4 - 12:48 pm (288°) 11:29 pm (69°) 5:49 am (61.4°) 236,016 68.4%
5 - 2:00 pm (295°) - 6:38 am (67.2°) 233,526 57.4%
6 12:00 am (62°) 3:15 pm (302°) - 7:32 am (72.2°) 231,119 45.8%
7 12:40 am (57°) 4:29 pm (306°) - 8:30 am (75.9°) 228,929 34.1%
8 1:30 am (53°) 5:39 pm (308°) - 9:33 am (77.8°) 227,168 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°) 225,750 6.1%
11 5:03 am (60°) 8:08 pm (296°) - 12:42 pm (70.9°) 226,400 1.6%
12 6:22 am (67°) 8:40 pm (288°) - 1:38 pm (65.3°) 228,016 0.0%
13 7:38 am (76°) 9:06 pm (280°) - 2:29 pm (58.8°) 230,490 1.5%
14 8:50 am (84°) 9:30 pm (271°) - 3:16 pm (52.1°) 233,610 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°) 240,701 19.9%
17 12:12 pm (109°) 10:41 pm (248°) - 5:31 pm (33.6°) 244,076 28.9%
18 1:17 pm (116°) 11:09 pm (242°) - 6:17 pm (28.8°) 246,989 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°) 251,246 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°) 240,161 98.7%
30 - 9:31 am (277°) 9:08 pm (79°) 3:02 am (53.1°) 237,975 95.1%
31 - 10:39 am (285°) 9:33 pm (71°) 3:47 am (59.5°) 235,956 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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