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Lancaster, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 46.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 3:32:34 am
Moon Direction: 319° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -13.8°
Moon Distance: 230,182 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 7:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 4:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:35 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:58 am (264°) 9:39 pm (92°) 3:02 am (48.4°) 242,903 92.3%
2 - 9:59 am (272°) 10:05 pm (84°) 3:45 am (54.7°) 240,629 85.7%
3 - 11:02 am (280°) 10:32 pm (77°) 4:28 am (61.1°) 238,238 77.3%
4 - 12:07 pm (287°) 11:03 pm (70°) 5:14 am (67.3°) 235,772 67.4%
5 - 1:15 pm (294°) 11:39 pm (64°) 6:04 am (73.1°) 233,286 56.3%
6 - 2:26 pm (300°) - 6:58 am (78.0°) 230,893 44.6%
7 12:22 am (59°) 3:38 pm (303°) - 7:57 am (81.5°) 228,736 33.0%
8 1:16 am (56°) 4:46 pm (305°) - 9:00 am (83.2°) 227,027 22.0%
9 2:20 am (55°) 5:47 pm (303°) - 10:05 am (82.8°) 225,976 12.7%
10 3:32 am (58°) 6:38 pm (299°) - 11:09 am (80.2°) 225,771 5.6%
11 4:47 am (63°) 7:20 pm (293°) - 12:08 pm (75.8°) 226,517 1.3%
12 6:01 am (70°) 7:55 pm (286°) - 1:03 pm (70.0°) 228,223 0.0%
13 7:12 am (77°) 8:25 pm (278°) - 1:54 pm (63.5°) 230,769 1.7%
14 8:20 am (86°) 8:53 pm (270°) - 2:41 pm (56.8°) 233,940 6.1%
15 9:24 am (94°) 9:20 pm (263°) - 3:26 pm (50.1°) 237,467 12.6%
16 10:27 am (101°) 9:47 pm (255°) - 4:11 pm (43.9°) 241,044 20.7%
17 11:29 am (109°) 10:15 pm (249°) - 4:56 pm (38.4°) 244,384 29.9%
18 12:31 pm (115°) 10:47 pm (243°) - 5:42 pm (33.7°) 247,242 39.6%
19 1:32 pm (120°) 11:23 pm (239°) - 6:30 pm (30.1°) 249,432 49.6%
20 2:31 pm (123°) - - 7:19 pm (27.6°) 250,838 59.5%
21 - 12:05 am (236°) 3:27 pm (125°) 8:10 pm (26.5°) 251,415 68.9%
22 - 12:53 am (235°) 4:19 pm (125°) 9:02 pm (26.7°) 251,190 77.6%
23 - 1:46 am (236°) 5:05 pm (123°) 9:53 pm (28.4°) 250,248 85.2%
24 - 2:44 am (238°) 5:44 pm (120°) 10:42 pm (31.3°) 248,719 91.6%
25 - 3:45 am (242°) 6:19 pm (115°) 11:30 pm (35.4°) 246,767 96.3%
26 - 4:46 am (248°) 6:49 pm (109°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 5:48 am (254°) 7:17 pm (102°) 12:15 am (40.5°) 244,552 99.2%
28 - 6:50 am (261°) 7:43 pm (95°) 12:59 am (46.3°) 242,235 100.0%
29 - 7:51 am (269°) 8:09 pm (87°) 1:43 am (52.5°) 239,941 98.5%
30 - 8:54 am (277°) 8:36 pm (79°) 2:27 am (59.0°) 237,770 94.6%
31 - 9:59 am (285°) 9:06 pm (72°) 3:13 am (65.4°) 235,769 88.5%
* All times are local time for Lancaster. 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 Lancaster on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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