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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 93.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 1:36:17 am
Moon Direction: 161° South
Moon Altitude: 63.4°
Moon Distance: 237,621 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 6:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 5:37 am
Next Moonset: Today, 8:28 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for New Orleans, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 9:04 am (264°) 9:44 pm (93°) 3:06 am (52.7°) 243,075 92.7%
2 - 10:02 am (271°) 10:13 pm (85°) 3:49 am (59.0°) 240,811 86.3%
3 - 11:01 am (278°) 10:43 pm (78°) 4:33 am (65.4°) 238,428 78.0%
4 - 12:03 pm (286°) 11:16 pm (71°) 5:18 am (71.7°) 235,967 68.2%
5 - 1:07 pm (292°) 11:54 pm (65°) 6:07 am (77.5°) 233,478 57.2%
6 - 2:15 pm (298°) - 7:01 am (82.5°) 231,073 45.6%
7 12:40 am (61°) 3:25 pm (301°) - 8:00 am (86.1°) 228,890 33.9%
8 1:34 am (58°) 4:33 pm (303°) - 9:03 am (88.0°) 227,139 22.8%
9 2:38 am (57°) 5:35 pm (302°) - 10:08 am (87.7°) 226,030 13.3%
10 3:48 am (59°) 6:29 pm (298°) - 11:12 am (85.3°) 225,754 6.0%
11 5:01 am (64°) 7:14 pm (293°) - 12:12 pm (81.0°) 226,423 1.5%
12 6:12 am (70°) 7:53 pm (286°) - 1:07 pm (75.3°) 228,057 0.0%
13 7:20 am (77°) 8:27 pm (279°) - 1:58 pm (68.9°) 230,545 1.5%
14 8:24 am (85°) 8:58 pm (271°) - 2:45 pm (62.1°) 233,676 5.7%
15 9:26 am (93°) 9:28 pm (263°) - 3:31 pm (55.5°) 237,187 12.0%
16 10:26 am (100°) 9:58 pm (257°) - 4:15 pm (49.2°) 240,770 20.0%
17 11:25 am (107°) 10:29 pm (250°) - 5:00 pm (43.6°) 244,138 29.1%
18 12:24 pm (113°) 11:03 pm (245°) - 5:46 pm (38.8°) 247,041 38.9%
19 1:22 pm (118°) 11:41 pm (241°) - 6:34 pm (35.1°) 249,289 48.8%
20 2:20 pm (121°) - - 7:23 pm (32.5°) 250,758 58.7%
21 - 12:24 am (238°) 3:15 pm (123°) 8:14 pm (31.3°) 251,400 68.2%
22 - 1:12 am (237°) 4:07 pm (123°) 9:06 pm (31.4°) 251,235 76.9%
23 - 2:05 am (238°) 4:54 pm (121°) 9:57 pm (33.0°) 250,344 84.7%
24 - 3:02 am (240°) 5:36 pm (118°) 10:46 pm (35.9°) 248,856 91.1%
25 - 4:00 am (243°) 6:14 pm (114°) 11:34 pm (39.9°) 246,930 96.0%
26 - 4:59 am (248°) 6:47 pm (108°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 5:58 am (255°) 7:18 pm (102°) 12:19 am (44.9°) 244,730 99.1%
28 - 6:56 am (261°) 7:47 pm (95°) 1:04 am (50.6°) 242,416 100.0%
29 - 7:55 am (269°) 8:16 pm (88°) 1:47 am (56.9°) 240,117 98.7%
30 - 8:54 am (276°) 8:46 pm (80°) 2:31 am (63.3°) 237,933 95.0%
31 - 9:56 am (283°) 9:18 pm (73°) 3:17 am (69.8°) 235,918 89.1%
* All times are local time for New Orleans. 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 New Orleans on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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