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

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:18:37 pm
Moon Direction: 64° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -29.1°
Moon Distance: 240,184 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:55 pm

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°) 242,882 92.3%
2 - 10:14 am (272°) 10:17 pm (84°) 3:59 am (50.8°) 240,608 85.6%
3 - 11:19 am (280°) 10:41 pm (76°) 4:42 am (57.2°) 238,216 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°) 233,263 56.2%
6 - 2:52 pm (301°) - 7:12 am (74.1°) 230,871 44.5%
7 12:23 am (57°) 4:06 pm (305°) - 8:11 am (77.6°) 228,717 32.9%
8 1:15 am (54°) 5:14 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°) 225,774 5.5%
11 4:50 am (61°) 7:42 pm (295°) - 12:22 pm (71.8°) 226,528 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°) 230,796 1.8%
14 8:32 am (85°) 9:07 pm (270°) - 2:55 pm (52.8°) 233,972 6.2%
15 9:40 am (94°) 9:31 pm (262°) - 3:40 pm (46.2°) 237,501 12.7%
16 10:46 am (102°) 9:55 pm (254°) - 4:25 pm (40.0°) 241,077 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°) 247,265 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°) 246,747 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°) 244,530 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°) 237,750 94.6%
31 - 10:19 am (286°) 9:13 pm (71°) 3:26 am (61.6°) 235,751 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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