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Madison, Wisconsin, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 9:24:26 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 113° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -16.0°
Moon Distance: 252,041 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 8:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 6:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:03 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:53 am ↑ (263°) 9:44 pm ↑ (93°) 3:03 am (39.5°) 243,080 92.7%
2 - 10:00 am ↑ (271°) 10:04 pm ↑ (85°) 3:46 am (45.7°) 240,815 86.3%
3 - 11:09 am ↑ (280°) 10:25 pm ↑ (76°) 4:30 am (52.1°) 238,434 78.0%
4 - 12:21 pm ↑ (289°) 10:48 pm ↑ (68°) 5:16 am (58.3°) 235,971 68.2%
5 - 1:35 pm ↑ (297°) 11:17 pm ↑ (61°) 6:05 am (64.1°) 233,484 57.2%
6 - 2:53 pm ↑ (303°) 11:54 pm ↑ (55°) 6:58 am (69.1°) 231,075 45.6%
7 - 4:09 pm ↑ (308°) - 7:57 am (72.8°) 228,896 33.9%
8 12:43 am ↑ (51°) 5:20 pm ↑ (310°) - 9:00 am (74.6°) 227,143 22.9%
9 1:45 am ↑ (50°) 6:19 pm ↑ (308°) - 10:05 am (74.4°) 226,031 13.3%
10 2:59 am ↑ (53°) 7:06 pm ↑ (304°) - 11:09 am (71.9°) 225,752 6.0%
11 4:20 am ↑ (58°) 7:43 pm ↑ (297°) - 12:09 pm (67.7°) 226,423 1.5%
12 5:42 am ↑ (66°) 8:11 pm ↑ (289°) - 1:04 pm (62.0°) 228,054 0.0%
13 7:00 am ↑ (75°) 8:35 pm ↑ (280°) - 1:55 pm (55.6°) 230,538 1.5%
14 8:15 am ↑ (84°) 8:57 pm ↑ (271°) - 2:43 pm (48.8°) 233,671 5.7%
15 9:27 am ↑ (94°) 9:17 pm ↑ (262°) - 3:28 pm (42.2°) 237,179 12.0%
16 10:37 am ↑ (102°) 9:38 pm ↑ (254°) - 4:12 pm (35.9°) 240,763 20.0%
17 11:45 am ↑ (110°) 10:00 pm ↑ (247°) - 4:57 pm (30.4°) 244,132 29.1%
18 12:53 pm ↑ (118°) 10:26 pm ↑ (240°) - 5:43 pm (25.6°) 247,036 38.9%
19 1:59 pm ↑ (123°) 10:57 pm ↑ (235°) - 6:31 pm (21.9°) 249,285 48.8%
20 3:03 pm ↑ (128°) 11:34 pm ↑ (231°) - 7:20 pm (19.3°) 250,756 58.7%
21 4:02 pm ↑ (130°) - - 8:11 pm (18.1°) 251,400 68.1%
22 - 12:20 am ↑ (230°) 4:54 pm ↑ (130°) 9:03 pm (18.3°) 251,236 76.9%
23 - 1:13 am ↑ (230°) 5:38 pm ↑ (128°) 9:54 pm (19.8°) 250,346 84.6%
24 - 2:14 am ↑ (233°) 6:14 pm ↑ (124°) 10:43 pm (22.6°) 248,860 91.1%
25 - 3:19 am ↑ (238°) 6:44 pm ↑ (119°) 11:31 pm (26.6°) 246,934 96.0%
26 - 4:26 am ↑ (244°) 7:08 pm ↑ (112°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 5:34 am ↑ (251°) 7:30 pm ↑ (104°) 12:16 am (31.6°) 244,735 99.0%
28 - 6:42 am ↑ (260°) 7:50 pm ↑ (96°) 1:01 am (37.3°) 242,420 100.0%
29 - 7:50 am ↑ (268°) 8:10 pm ↑ (87°) 1:44 am (43.6°) 240,122 98.7%
30 - 9:00 am ↑ (277°) 8:30 pm ↑ (79°) 2:28 am (50.0°) 237,936 95.0%
31 - 10:11 am ↑ (286°) 8:53 pm ↑ (70°) 3:14 am (56.4°) 235,923 89.1%
* All times are local time for Madison. 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 Madison on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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