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Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 17.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 12:04:20 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 138° Southeast
Moon Altitude: 7.9°
Moon Distance: 252,044 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 9:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 7:49 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:57 am ↑ (262°) 9:48 pm ↑ (93°) 3:07 am (40.9°) 243,163 93.0%
2 - 10:03 am ↑ (271°) 10:09 pm ↑ (85°) 3:50 am (47.1°) 240,903 86.6%
3 - 11:10 am ↑ (279°) 10:31 pm ↑ (77°) 4:33 am (53.5°) 238,526 78.4%
4 - 12:20 pm ↑ (288°) 10:56 pm ↑ (69°) 5:19 am (59.8°) 236,065 68.6%
5 - 1:33 pm ↑ (296°) 11:26 pm ↑ (62°) 6:08 am (65.6°) 233,578 57.7%
6 - 2:49 pm ↑ (302°) - 7:01 am (70.6°) 231,164 46.0%
7 12:04 am ↑ (56°) 4:04 pm ↑ (307°) - 8:00 am (74.3°) 228,973 34.3%
8 12:53 am ↑ (52°) 5:15 pm ↑ (309°) - 9:02 am (76.3°) 227,199 23.3%
9 1:55 am ↑ (51°) 6:15 pm ↑ (307°) - 10:07 am (76.1°) 226,059 13.7%
10 3:08 am ↑ (54°) 7:04 pm ↑ (303°) - 11:11 am (73.8°) 225,746 6.3%
11 4:28 am ↑ (59°) 7:42 pm ↑ (297°) - 12:12 pm (69.5°) 226,379 1.6%
12 5:48 am ↑ (67°) 8:12 pm ↑ (289°) - 1:07 pm (63.9°) 227,975 0.0%
13 7:05 am ↑ (75°) 8:38 pm ↑ (280°) - 1:58 pm (57.5°) 230,430 1.4%
14 8:19 am ↑ (84°) 9:01 pm ↑ (271°) - 2:46 pm (50.8°) 233,543 5.5%
15 9:29 am ↑ (93°) 9:22 pm ↑ (263°) - 3:31 pm (44.1°) 237,042 11.7%
16 10:37 am ↑ (102°) 9:44 pm ↑ (255°) - 4:16 pm (37.9°) 240,628 19.7%
17 11:44 am ↑ (110°) 10:08 pm ↑ (247°) - 5:01 pm (32.2°) 244,011 28.8%
18 12:51 pm ↑ (117°) 10:35 pm ↑ (241°) - 5:47 pm (27.4°) 246,937 38.5%
19 1:56 pm ↑ (122°) 11:07 pm ↑ (236°) - 6:34 pm (23.7°) 249,213 48.4%
20 2:59 pm ↑ (126°) 11:45 pm ↑ (233°) - 7:24 pm (21.1°) 250,715 58.3%
21 3:57 pm ↑ (129°) - - 8:14 pm (19.8°) 251,390 67.8%
22 - 12:30 am ↑ (231°) 4:50 pm ↑ (129°) 9:06 pm (19.9°) 251,256 76.6%
23 - 1:24 am ↑ (232°) 5:34 pm ↑ (127°) 9:57 pm (21.4°) 250,392 84.4%
24 - 2:23 am ↑ (234°) 6:12 pm ↑ (123°) 10:47 pm (24.2°) 248,926 90.9%
25 - 3:27 am ↑ (239°) 6:43 pm ↑ (118°) 11:34 pm (28.2°) 247,013 95.9%
26 - 4:33 am ↑ (245°) 7:09 pm ↑ (111°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 5:40 am ↑ (252°) 7:32 pm ↑ (104°) 12:20 am (33.1°) 244,822 99.0%
28 - 6:46 am ↑ (260°) 7:54 pm ↑ (96°) 1:04 am (38.8°) 242,509 100.0%
29 - 7:53 am ↑ (268°) 8:15 pm ↑ (88°) 1:48 am (45.0°) 240,208 98.8%
30 - 9:01 am ↑ (277°) 8:36 pm ↑ (79°) 2:32 am (51.5°) 238,017 95.2%
31 - 10:11 am ↑ (285°) 9:01 pm ↑ (71°) 3:17 am (57.9°) 235,996 89.3%
* All times are local time for Scranton. 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 Scranton on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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