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Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:31:51 pm
Moon Direction: 82° East
Moon Altitude: -9.9°
Moon Distance: 240,077 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:20 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Lexington-Fayette, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 9:36 am (263°) 10:23 pm (93°) 3:43 am (44.5°) 243,109 92.8%
2 - 10:39 am (271°) 10:46 pm (85°) 4:26 am (50.7°) 240,847 86.4%
3 - 11:44 am (279°) 11:11 pm (77°) 5:10 am (57.1°) 238,466 78.2%
4 - 12:51 pm (287°) 11:39 pm (70°) 5:55 am (63.4°) 236,005 68.4%
5 - 2:01 pm (294°) - 6:44 am (69.2°) 233,517 57.4%
6 12:12 am (63°) 3:14 pm (301°) - 7:38 am (74.2°) 231,109 45.7%
7 12:52 am (58°) 4:28 pm (305°) - 8:36 am (77.8°) 228,921 34.0%
8 1:43 am (54°) 5:37 pm (307°) - 9:39 am (79.7°) 227,162 23.0%
9 2:46 am (54°) 6:38 pm (305°) - 10:44 am (79.5°) 226,041 13.5%
10 3:58 am (56°) 7:29 pm (301°) - 11:48 am (77.1°) 225,751 6.1%
11 5:16 am (61°) 8:09 pm (295°) - 12:48 pm (72.8°) 226,405 1.5%
12 6:33 am (68°) 8:42 pm (288°) - 1:44 pm (67.2°) 228,024 0.0%
13 7:47 am (76°) 9:11 pm (279°) - 2:35 pm (60.8°) 230,501 1.5%
14 8:57 am (85°) 9:36 pm (271°) - 3:22 pm (54.0°) 233,623 5.6%
15 10:05 am (93°) 10:00 pm (263°) - 4:08 pm (47.4°) 237,131 11.9%
16 11:10 am (101°) 10:25 pm (255°) - 4:52 pm (41.1°) 240,715 19.9%
17 12:15 pm (109°) 10:51 pm (248°) - 5:37 pm (35.5°) 244,089 29.0%
18 1:18 pm (115°) 11:21 pm (242°) - 6:23 pm (30.7°) 247,000 38.7%
19 2:21 pm (121°) 11:55 pm (238°) - 7:10 pm (27.0°) 249,260 48.7%
20 3:22 pm (124°) - - 8:00 pm (24.4°) 250,742 58.6%
21 - 12:34 am (235°) 4:20 pm (127°) 8:51 pm (23.2°) 251,396 68.0%
22 - 1:21 am (233°) 5:12 pm (127°) 9:42 pm (23.3°) 251,243 76.8%
23 - 2:14 am (234°) 5:57 pm (125°) 10:33 pm (24.8°) 250,363 84.6%
24 - 3:13 am (236°) 6:36 pm (121°) 11:23 pm (27.7°) 248,883 91.0%
25 - 4:15 am (240°) 7:09 pm (116°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 5:18 am (246°) 7:38 pm (110°) 12:10 am (31.7°) 246,963 96.0%
27 - 6:22 am (253°) 8:04 pm (103°) 12:56 am (36.6°) 244,766 99.0%
28 - 7:26 am (260°) 8:28 pm (96°) 1:40 am (42.3°) 242,453 100.0%
29 - 8:30 am (268°) 8:51 pm (88°) 2:24 am (48.6°) 240,152 98.7%
30 - 9:36 am (277°) 9:16 pm (80°) 3:08 am (55.0°) 237,966 95.1%
31 - 10:43 am (285°) 9:42 pm (72°) 3:53 am (61.5°) 235,948 89.2%
* All times are local time for Lexington-Fayette. 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 Lexington-Fayette on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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