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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:27:40 pm
Moon Direction: 87° East
Moon Altitude: -3.7°
Moon Distance: 240,067 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:44 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Wilkes-Barre, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:58 am (262°) 9:49 pm (93°) 3:08 am (41.1°) 243,161 93.0%
2 - 10:04 am (271°) 10:10 pm (85°) 3:51 am (47.3°) 240,903 86.6%
3 - 11:11 am (279°) 10:32 pm (77°) 4:34 am (53.7°) 238,524 78.4%
4 - 12:21 pm (288°) 10:57 pm (69°) 5:20 am (60.0°) 236,065 68.6%
5 - 1:33 pm (296°) 11:28 pm (62°) 6:09 am (65.8°) 233,575 57.7%
6 - 2:49 pm (302°) - 7:02 am (70.8°) 231,165 46.0%
7 12:06 am (56°) 4:05 pm (307°) - 8:00 am (74.5°) 228,969 34.3%
8 12:55 am (52°) 5:15 pm (309°) - 9:03 am (76.4°) 227,197 23.3%
9 1:57 am (51°) 6:15 pm (307°) - 10:08 am (76.3°) 226,059 13.7%
10 3:10 am (54°) 7:04 pm (303°) - 11:12 am (73.9°) 225,747 6.3%
11 4:29 am (59°) 7:42 pm (297°) - 12:13 pm (69.7°) 226,378 1.6%
12 5:49 am (67°) 8:13 pm (289°) - 1:08 pm (64.1°) 227,975 0.0%
13 7:06 am (75°) 8:39 pm (280°) - 1:59 pm (57.7°) 230,434 1.4%
14 8:20 am (84°) 9:02 pm (271°) - 2:47 pm (50.9°) 233,543 5.5%
15 9:30 am (93°) 9:23 pm (263°) - 3:32 pm (44.3°) 237,045 11.8%
16 10:38 am (102°) 9:46 pm (255°) - 4:17 pm (38.0°) 240,631 19.7%
17 11:45 am (110°) 10:09 pm (247°) - 5:02 pm (32.4°) 244,013 28.8%
18 12:51 pm (116°) 10:36 pm (241°) - 5:47 pm (27.6°) 246,937 38.5%
19 1:56 pm (122°) 11:08 pm (236°) - 6:35 pm (23.8°) 249,215 48.5%
20 2:59 pm (126°) 11:46 pm (233°) - 7:24 pm (21.2°) 250,716 58.3%
21 3:58 pm (129°) - - 8:15 pm (20.0°) 251,390 67.8%
22 - 12:32 am (231°) 4:50 pm (129°) 9:07 pm (20.1°) 251,256 76.6%
23 - 1:25 am (232°) 5:35 pm (127°) 9:58 pm (21.5°) 250,392 84.4%
24 - 2:25 am (234°) 6:12 pm (123°) 10:47 pm (24.3°) 248,924 90.9%
25 - 3:29 am (239°) 6:43 pm (118°) 11:35 pm (28.3°) 247,012 95.9%
26 - 4:35 am (245°) 7:10 pm (111°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 5:41 am (252°) 7:33 pm (104°) 12:21 am (33.3°) 244,820 99.0%
28 - 6:47 am (260°) 7:54 pm (96°) 1:05 am (39.0°) 242,508 100.0%
29 - 7:54 am (268°) 8:16 pm (88°) 1:49 am (45.2°) 240,206 98.8%
30 - 9:02 am (277°) 8:38 pm (79°) 2:33 am (51.6°) 238,016 95.2%
31 - 10:11 am (285°) 9:02 pm (71°) 3:18 am (58.1°) 235,994 89.3%
* All times are local time for Wilkes-Barre. 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 Wilkes-Barre on Aug 27 – Aug 28

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