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Ruidoso, New Mexico, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 5:56:11 pm
Moon Direction: 64° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -34.1°
Moon Distance: 239,995 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 5:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 4:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:48 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 9:07 am (264°) 9:48 pm (92°) 3:11 am (49.6°) 242,979 92.5%
2 - 10:07 am (271°) 10:15 pm (85°) 3:53 am (55.8°) 240,710 86.0%
3 - 11:09 am (279°) 10:43 pm (77°) 4:37 am (62.2°) 238,323 77.6%
4 - 12:12 pm (287°) 11:14 pm (70°) 5:23 am (68.5°) 235,859 67.7%
5 - 1:20 pm (293°) 11:51 pm (64°) 6:12 am (74.3°) 233,371 56.7%
6 - 2:30 pm (299°) - 7:06 am (79.2°) 230,973 45.0%
7 12:35 am (59°) 3:41 pm (303°) - 8:05 am (82.8°) 228,803 33.4%
8 1:28 am (56°) 4:49 pm (304°) - 9:08 am (84.5°) 227,076 22.4%
9 2:32 am (56°) 5:50 pm (303°) - 10:13 am (84.2°) 225,999 13.0%
10 3:43 am (58°) 6:42 pm (299°) - 11:17 am (81.7°) 225,763 5.8%
11 4:58 am (63°) 7:26 pm (293°) - 12:17 pm (77.3°) 226,474 1.4%
12 6:11 am (70°) 8:02 pm (286°) - 1:12 pm (71.6°) 228,148 0.0%
13 7:21 am (77°) 8:33 pm (278°) - 2:02 pm (65.1°) 230,669 1.6%
14 8:28 am (85°) 9:02 pm (271°) - 2:50 pm (58.4°) 233,823 5.9%
15 9:32 am (93°) 9:30 pm (263°) - 3:35 pm (51.7°) 237,342 12.4%
16 10:34 am (101°) 9:57 pm (256°) - 4:20 pm (45.5°) 240,923 20.4%
17 11:35 am (108°) 10:27 pm (249°) - 5:04 pm (39.9°) 244,275 29.5%
18 12:36 pm (114°) 10:59 pm (244°) - 5:50 pm (35.2°) 247,153 39.3%
19 1:36 pm (119°) 11:36 pm (240°) - 6:38 pm (31.5°) 249,369 49.3%
20 2:35 pm (122°) - - 7:28 pm (29.0°) 250,803 59.1%
21 - 12:18 am (237°) 3:31 pm (124°) 8:19 pm (27.8°) 251,409 68.6%
22 - 1:06 am (236°) 4:23 pm (124°) 9:10 pm (28.1°) 251,211 77.3%
23 - 1:59 am (236°) 5:09 pm (123°) 10:01 pm (29.7°) 250,291 85.0%
24 - 2:57 am (239°) 5:49 pm (119°) 10:51 pm (32.6°) 248,780 91.4%
25 - 3:56 am (243°) 6:25 pm (115°) 11:38 pm (36.6°) 246,840 96.2%
26 - 4:57 am (248°) 6:56 pm (109°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 5:58 am (254°) 7:25 pm (102°) 12:24 am (41.7°) 244,631 99.1%
28 - 6:59 am (261°) 7:52 pm (95°) 1:08 am (47.4°) 242,316 100.0%
29 - 7:59 am (269°) 8:19 pm (87°) 1:51 am (53.7°) 240,019 98.6%
30 - 9:01 am (277°) 8:46 pm (80°) 2:35 am (60.2°) 237,842 94.8%
31 - 10:05 am (284°) 9:17 pm (72°) 3:21 am (66.6°) 235,835 88.7%
* All times are local time for Ruidoso. 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 Ruidoso on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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