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

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 8:06:11 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 103° East
Moon Altitude: -30.2°
Moon Distance: 252,042 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 6:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 4:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:51 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 9:12 am ↑ (264°) 9:54 pm ↑ (92°) 3:16 am (46.5°) 242,882 92.2%
2 - 10:14 am ↑ (272°) 10:18 pm ↑ (84°) 3:59 am (52.7°) 240,605 85.6%
3 - 11:18 am ↑ (280°) 10:44 pm ↑ (77°) 4:43 am (59.1°) 238,216 77.2%
4 - 12:25 pm ↑ (288°) 11:13 pm ↑ (69°) 5:29 am (65.4°) 235,748 67.3%
5 - 1:34 pm ↑ (295°) 11:48 pm ↑ (63°) 6:18 am (71.1°) 233,263 56.2%
6 - 2:47 pm ↑ (300°) - 7:12 am (76.0°) 230,868 44.5%
7 12:30 am ↑ (58°) 3:59 pm ↑ (304°) - 8:11 am (79.5°) 228,718 32.9%
8 1:23 am ↑ (55°) 5:08 pm ↑ (306°) - 9:15 am (81.2°) 227,014 21.9%
9 2:27 am ↑ (54°) 6:08 pm ↑ (304°) - 10:20 am (80.7°) 225,970 12.6%
10 3:40 am ↑ (57°) 6:58 pm ↑ (300°) - 11:23 am (78.1°) 225,772 5.5%
11 4:56 am ↑ (62°) 7:39 pm ↑ (294°) - 12:23 pm (73.7°) 226,531 1.2%
12 6:12 am ↑ (69°) 8:12 pm ↑ (287°) - 1:18 pm (68.0°) 228,244 0.0%
13 7:25 am ↑ (77°) 8:41 pm ↑ (278°) - 2:09 pm (61.5°) 230,796 1.8%
14 8:34 am ↑ (86°) 9:07 pm ↑ (270°) - 2:56 pm (54.7°) 233,975 6.2%
15 9:40 am ↑ (94°) 9:33 pm ↑ (262°) - 3:41 pm (48.1°) 237,502 12.7%
16 10:44 am ↑ (102°) 9:58 pm ↑ (255°) - 4:25 pm (41.9°) 241,078 20.8%
17 11:48 am ↑ (109°) 10:26 pm ↑ (248°) - 5:10 pm (36.3°) 244,414 30.0%
18 12:50 pm ↑ (115°) 10:56 pm ↑ (242°) - 5:56 pm (31.7°) 247,267 39.7%
19 1:52 pm ↑ (120°) 11:32 pm ↑ (238°) - 6:44 pm (28.0°) 249,450 49.7%
20 2:53 pm ↑ (124°) - - 7:34 pm (25.6°) 250,848 59.6%
21 - 12:13 am ↑ (235°) 3:49 pm ↑ (126°) 8:25 pm (24.5°) 251,417 69.0%
22 - 1:00 am ↑ (234°) 4:41 pm ↑ (126°) 9:17 pm (24.8°) 251,184 77.6%
23 - 1:54 am ↑ (235°) 5:26 pm ↑ (124°) 10:07 pm (26.4°) 250,235 85.3%
24 - 2:53 am ↑ (237°) 6:05 pm ↑ (120°) 10:57 pm (29.4°) 248,703 91.6%
25 - 3:54 am ↑ (242°) 6:38 pm ↑ (115°) 11:44 pm (33.5°) 246,745 96.4%
26 - 4:57 am ↑ (247°) 7:07 pm ↑ (109°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 6:00 am ↑ (254°) 7:34 pm ↑ (102°) 12:30 am (38.6°) 244,530 99.2%
28 - 7:03 am ↑ (261°) 7:58 pm ↑ (95°) 1:14 am (44.3°) 242,212 100.0%
29 - 8:06 am ↑ (269°) 8:23 pm ↑ (87°) 1:57 am (50.6°) 239,920 98.4%
30 - 9:10 am ↑ (277°) 8:48 pm ↑ (79°) 2:41 am (57.1°) 237,748 94.6%
31 - 10:17 am ↑ (285°) 9:17 pm ↑ (71°) 3:27 am (63.5°) 235,752 88.4%
* All times are local time for Salinas. 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 Salinas on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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