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Los Angeles, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 5:11:53 pm
Moon Direction: 56° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -40.1°
Moon Distance: 240,031 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:41 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Los Angeles, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:59 am (264°) 9:40 pm (92°) 3:02 am (49.1°) 242,902 92.3%
2 - 10:00 am (272°) 10:06 pm (85°) 3:45 am (55.3°) 240,629 85.7%
3 - 11:02 am (279°) 10:33 pm (77°) 4:29 am (61.7°) 238,237 77.3%
4 - 12:06 pm (287°) 11:04 pm (70°) 5:15 am (68.0°) 235,772 67.4%
5 - 1:14 pm (294°) 11:41 pm (64°) 6:04 am (73.7°) 233,285 56.3%
6 - 2:25 pm (299°) - 6:58 am (78.6°) 230,892 44.6%
7 12:25 am (59°) 3:36 pm (303°) - 7:57 am (82.2°) 228,734 33.0%
8 1:18 am (56°) 4:44 pm (305°) - 9:00 am (83.9°) 227,026 22.0%
9 2:22 am (56°) 5:45 pm (303°) - 10:05 am (83.4°) 225,976 12.7%
10 3:34 am (58°) 6:36 pm (299°) - 11:09 am (80.8°) 225,771 5.6%
11 4:49 am (63°) 7:19 pm (293°) - 12:09 pm (76.4°) 226,517 1.3%
12 6:03 am (70°) 7:54 pm (286°) - 1:04 pm (70.7°) 228,224 0.0%
13 7:13 am (77°) 8:25 pm (278°) - 1:55 pm (64.2°) 230,770 1.7%
14 8:21 am (86°) 8:53 pm (270°) - 2:42 pm (57.4°) 233,941 6.1%
15 9:25 am (94°) 9:20 pm (263°) - 3:27 pm (50.8°) 237,468 12.6%
16 10:27 am (101°) 9:48 pm (255°) - 4:11 pm (44.6°) 241,045 20.7%
17 11:29 am (108°) 10:17 pm (249°) - 4:56 pm (39.0°) 244,385 29.9%
18 12:30 pm (114°) 10:49 pm (243°) - 5:42 pm (34.4°) 247,242 39.6%
19 1:31 pm (119°) 11:26 pm (239°) - 6:30 pm (30.7°) 249,433 49.6%
20 2:30 pm (123°) - - 7:20 pm (28.3°) 250,839 59.5%
21 - 12:08 am (236°) 3:26 pm (125°) 8:11 pm (27.1°) 251,416 68.9%
22 - 12:56 am (235°) 4:17 pm (125°) 9:02 pm (27.4°) 251,190 77.6%
23 - 1:49 am (236°) 5:03 pm (123°) 9:53 pm (29.0°) 250,248 85.2%
24 - 2:47 am (238°) 5:43 pm (119°) 10:43 pm (32.0°) 248,718 91.6%
25 - 3:47 am (242°) 6:18 pm (115°) 11:30 pm (36.1°) 246,766 96.3%
26 - 4:48 am (248°) 6:49 pm (109°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 5:49 am (254°) 7:17 pm (102°) 12:16 am (41.2°) 244,551 99.2%
28 - 6:51 am (262°) 7:43 pm (95°) 1:00 am (46.9°) 242,234 100.0%
29 - 7:52 am (269°) 8:10 pm (87°) 1:43 am (53.2°) 239,941 98.5%
30 - 8:54 am (277°) 8:37 pm (79°) 2:27 am (59.7°) 237,769 94.6%
31 - 9:59 am (285°) 9:07 pm (72°) 3:13 am (66.1°) 235,768 88.5%
* All times are local time for Los Angeles. 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 Los Angeles on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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