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Durham, North Carolina, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 24.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 6:22:10 am
Moon Direction: 20° North
Moon Altitude: -26.7°
Moon Distance: 228,221 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 10:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 7:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:50 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 9:14 am (263°) 10:00 pm (93°) 3:20 am (46.4°) 243,143 92.9%
2 - 10:16 am (271°) 10:25 pm (85°) 4:03 am (52.7°) 240,883 86.5%
3 - 11:19 am (279°) 10:51 pm (78°) 4:47 am (59.1°) 238,504 78.3%
4 - 12:24 pm (287°) 11:20 pm (70°) 5:32 am (65.3°) 236,044 68.5%
5 - 1:33 pm (294°) 11:54 pm (64°) 6:21 am (71.2°) 233,555 57.6%
6 - 2:45 pm (300°) - 7:15 am (76.2°) 231,145 45.9%
7 12:36 am (59°) 3:57 pm (304°) - 8:13 am (79.9°) 228,952 34.2%
8 1:28 am (55°) 5:06 pm (305°) - 9:16 am (81.8°) 227,185 23.2%
9 2:31 am (55°) 6:08 pm (304°) - 10:21 am (81.6°) 226,053 13.6%
10 3:42 am (57°) 6:59 pm (300°) - 11:25 am (79.2°) 225,748 6.2%
11 4:58 am (62°) 7:41 pm (295°) - 12:25 pm (75.0°) 226,387 1.6%
12 6:14 am (68°) 8:16 pm (287°) - 1:21 pm (69.4°) 227,992 0.0%
13 7:26 am (76°) 8:46 pm (279°) - 2:12 pm (62.9°) 230,457 1.4%
14 8:35 am (85°) 9:13 pm (271°) - 2:59 pm (56.2°) 233,572 5.5%
15 9:41 am (93°) 9:39 pm (263°) - 3:45 pm (49.5°) 237,075 11.8%
16 10:45 am (101°) 10:05 pm (256°) - 4:29 pm (43.3°) 240,660 19.8%
17 11:48 am (108°) 10:33 pm (249°) - 5:14 pm (37.6°) 244,040 28.8%
18 12:50 pm (114°) 11:03 pm (243°) - 6:00 pm (32.9°) 246,959 38.6%
19 1:52 pm (120°) 11:38 pm (239°) - 6:48 pm (29.1°) 249,231 48.5%
20 2:52 pm (123°) - - 7:37 pm (26.5°) 250,725 58.4%
21 - 12:19 am (236°) 3:49 pm (125°) 8:28 pm (25.2°) 251,393 67.9%
22 - 1:06 am (234°) 4:41 pm (126°) 9:19 pm (25.3°) 251,252 76.7%
23 - 1:59 am (235°) 5:27 pm (124°) 10:10 pm (26.8°) 250,382 84.4%
24 - 2:57 am (237°) 6:07 pm (121°) 11:00 pm (29.7°) 248,909 90.9%
25 - 3:58 am (241°) 6:42 pm (116°) 11:48 pm (33.6°) 246,995 95.9%
26 - 5:00 am (247°) 7:12 pm (110°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 6:02 am (253°) 7:39 pm (103°) 12:33 am (38.6°) 244,801 99.0%
28 - 7:05 am (260°) 8:04 pm (96°) 1:18 am (44.3°) 242,489 100.0%
29 - 8:07 am (268°) 8:29 pm (88°) 2:01 am (50.5°) 240,187 98.7%
30 - 9:11 am (276°) 8:55 pm (80°) 2:45 am (57.0°) 237,999 95.2%
31 - 10:17 am (284°) 9:23 pm (72°) 3:30 am (63.4°) 235,978 89.3%
* All times are local time for Durham. 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 Durham on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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