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Fairbanks, Alaska, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 4:10:45 pm
Moon Direction: 11° North
Moon Altitude: -25.2°
Moon Distance: 240,029 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 3:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 2:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:50 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 9:34 am (259°) 10:47 pm (93°) 4:04 am (18.5°) 242,721 91.8%
2 - 11:15 am (275°) 10:36 pm (78°) 4:47 am (24.8°) 240,437 85.1%
3 - 12:58 pm (290°) 10:26 pm (64°) 5:30 am (31.1°) 238,038 76.5%
4 - 2:49 pm (307°) 10:13 pm (48°) 6:17 am (37.3°) 235,568 66.5%
5 - 4:55 pm (325°) 9:54 pm (31°) 7:06 am (43.0°) 233,084 55.4%
6 - 7:48 pm (351°) 9:00 pm (6°) 8:01 am (47.7°) 230,704 43.7%
7 - Up, doesn’t set - 9:00 am (51.1°) 228,576 32.0%
8 - Up, doesn’t set - 10:04 am (52.6°) 226,913 21.2%
9 - Up, doesn’t set - 11:09 am (52.0°) 225,925 12.0%
10 - 10:53 pm (336°) - 12:12 pm (49.3°) 225,796 5.1%
11 2:47 am (27°) 10:29 pm (317°) - 1:11 pm (44.7°) 226,622 1.0%
12 5:10 am (48°) 10:14 pm (300°) - 2:06 pm (39.0°) 228,403 0.1%
13 7:13 am (66°) 10:02 pm (284°) - 2:56 pm (32.5°) 231,009 2.0%
14 9:05 am (83°) 9:52 pm (269°) - 3:43 pm (25.8°) 234,221 6.6%
15 10:51 am (99°) 9:41 pm (254°) - 4:28 pm (19.2°) 237,763 13.2%
16 12:35 pm (115°) 9:30 pm (240°) - 5:13 pm (13.1°) 241,332 21.4%
17 2:22 pm (130°) 9:17 pm (225°) - 5:58 pm (7.7°) 244,639 30.7%
18 4:17 pm (147°) 8:57 pm (210°) - 6:44 pm (3.3°) 247,449 40.5%
19 6:46 pm (170°) 8:08 pm (188°) - 7:32 pm (0.1°) 249,578 50.4%
20 - Down, doesn’t rise - 8:22 pm (-1.9°) 250,917 60.3%
21 - Down, doesn’t rise - 9:13 pm (-3.7°) 251,426 69.6%
22 - Down, doesn’t rise - 10:04 pm (-3.0°) 251,138 78.2%
23 - Down, doesn’t rise - 10:55 pm (-0.9°) 250,143 85.8%
24 10:06 pm (158°) - - 11:44 pm (1.7°) 248,572 92.0%
25 - 1:36 am (205°) 9:40 pm (141°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 3:39 am (223°) 9:25 pm (126°) 12:32 am (5.6°) 246,592 96.6%
27 - 5:28 am (239°) 9:13 pm (112°) 1:17 am (10.7°) 244,363 99.3%
28 - 7:12 am (254°) 9:03 pm (98°) 2:01 am (16.4°) 242,044 99.9%
29 - 8:54 am (270°) 8:52 pm (83°) 2:45 am (22.7°) 239,757 98.2%
30 - 10:37 am (285°) 8:42 pm (68°) 3:29 am (29.1°) 237,599 94.2%
31 - 12:27 pm (302°) 8:29 pm (53°) 4:15 am (35.4°) 235,613 87.9%
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Fairbanks on Aug 27

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