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Sacramento, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 7:39:48 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 98° East
Moon Altitude: -35.4°
Moon Distance: 252,041 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 6:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 4:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:58 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 9:10 am ↑ (264°) 9:54 pm ↑ (92°) 3:16 am (44.5°) 242,883 92.3%
2 - 10:14 am ↑ (272°) 10:17 pm ↑ (84°) 3:59 am (50.8°) 240,607 85.6%
3 - 11:19 am ↑ (280°) 10:41 pm ↑ (76°) 4:42 am (57.2°) 238,217 77.2%
4 - 12:27 pm ↑ (288°) 11:09 pm ↑ (69°) 5:28 am (63.4°) 235,749 67.3%
5 - 1:38 pm ↑ (295°) 11:42 pm ↑ (62°) 6:18 am (69.2°) 233,264 56.2%
6 - 2:52 pm ↑ (301°) - 7:12 am (74.1°) 230,869 44.5%
7 12:23 am ↑ (57°) 4:06 pm ↑ (305°) - 8:11 am (77.6°) 228,719 32.9%
8 1:15 am ↑ (54°) 5:15 pm ↑ (307°) - 9:14 am (79.3°) 227,014 21.9%
9 2:19 am ↑ (53°) 6:14 pm ↑ (305°) - 10:19 am (78.8°) 225,970 12.6%
10 3:32 am ↑ (56°) 7:03 pm ↑ (301°) - 11:23 am (76.2°) 225,772 5.5%
11 4:50 am ↑ (61°) 7:42 pm ↑ (295°) - 12:22 pm (71.8°) 226,530 1.2%
12 6:07 am ↑ (69°) 8:14 pm ↑ (287°) - 1:17 pm (66.0°) 228,243 0.0%
13 7:22 am ↑ (77°) 8:42 pm ↑ (279°) - 2:08 pm (59.5°) 230,795 1.8%
14 8:32 am ↑ (85°) 9:07 pm ↑ (270°) - 2:55 pm (52.8°) 233,973 6.2%
15 9:40 am ↑ (94°) 9:31 pm ↑ (262°) - 3:40 pm (46.2°) 237,500 12.7%
16 10:46 am ↑ (102°) 9:55 pm ↑ (254°) - 4:25 pm (40.0°) 241,076 20.8%
17 11:50 am ↑ (110°) 10:21 pm ↑ (248°) - 5:10 pm (34.4°) 244,413 30.0%
18 12:55 pm ↑ (116°) 10:50 pm ↑ (242°) - 5:56 pm (29.7°) 247,266 39.7%
19 1:58 pm ↑ (121°) 11:25 pm ↑ (237°) - 6:44 pm (26.1°) 249,449 49.7%
20 2:59 pm ↑ (125°) - - 7:33 pm (23.7°) 250,847 59.6%
21 - 12:05 am ↑ (234°) 3:56 pm ↑ (127°) 8:24 pm (22.6°) 251,417 69.0%
22 - 12:52 am ↑ (233°) 4:47 pm ↑ (127°) 9:16 pm (22.8°) 251,184 77.6%
23 - 1:46 am ↑ (234°) 5:32 pm ↑ (125°) 10:07 pm (24.5°) 250,236 85.3%
24 - 2:45 am ↑ (236°) 6:10 pm ↑ (121°) 10:56 pm (27.5°) 248,703 91.6%
25 - 3:48 am ↑ (241°) 6:42 pm ↑ (116°) 11:43 pm (31.6°) 246,746 96.4%
26 - 4:52 am ↑ (246°) 7:10 pm ↑ (110°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 5:56 am ↑ (253°) 7:35 pm ↑ (103°) 12:29 am (36.6°) 244,531 99.2%
28 - 7:00 am ↑ (261°) 7:58 pm ↑ (95°) 1:13 am (42.4°) 242,213 100.0%
29 - 8:05 am ↑ (269°) 8:22 pm ↑ (87°) 1:57 am (48.7°) 239,921 98.4%
30 - 9:11 am ↑ (278°) 8:46 pm ↑ (79°) 2:41 am (55.2°) 237,749 94.6%
31 - 10:19 am ↑ (286°) 9:13 pm ↑ (71°) 3:26 am (61.6°) 235,753 88.4%
* All times are local time for Sacramento. 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 Sacramento on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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