Daily phases · UK local time

August 2026 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout August 2026, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during August 2026

At 12:00 local time on 1 August, the Moon is a waning gibbous at 92% illumination and is waning. By 31 August, it is a waning gibbous at 88% illumination and is waning.

This civil month contains 4 exact principal phase events. Daily values represent the Moon at local noon; event rows below retain their precise astronomical times.

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August 2026

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for August 2026; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1Waning Gibbous92%Age 18.1 dSelected date	2Waning Gibbous86%Age 19.1 d
3Waning Gibbous77%Age 20.1 d	4Last Quarter68%Age 21.1 d	5Last Quarter57%Age 22.1 d	6Last Quarter46%Age 23.1 d	7Last Quarter35%Age 24.1 d	8Waning Crescent24%Age 25.1 d	9Waning Crescent15%Age 26.1 d
10Waning Crescent7%Age 27.1 d	11New Moon2%Age 28.1 d	12New Moon0%Age 29.1 d	13New Moon1%Age 0.7 d	14Waxing Crescent4%Age 1.7 d	15Waxing Crescent9%Age 2.7 d	16Waxing Crescent17%Age 3.7 d
17Waxing Crescent25%Age 4.7 d	18First Quarter34%Age 5.7 d	19First Quarter44%Age 6.7 d	20First Quarter53%Age 7.7 d	21First Quarter63%Age 8.7 d	22Waxing Gibbous72%Age 9.7 d	23Waxing Gibbous80%Age 10.7 d
24Waxing Gibbous87%Age 11.7 d	25Waxing Gibbous93%Age 12.7 d	26Full Moon97%Age 13.7 d	27Full Moon99%Age 14.7 d	28Full Moon100%Age 15.7 d	29Full Moon98%Age 16.7 d	30Waning Gibbous94%Age 17.7 d
31Waning Gibbous88%Age 18.7 d

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Day-by-day detail · London horizon

Phase, illumination, lunar age, rise and set

Phase, illumination and age are calculated at 12:00 Europe/London. Moonrise and moonset use a central London observer; a dash means no matching horizon crossing occurs during that civil date.

Daily values at 12:00 UK local time; rise and set for London
Date	Phase	Illumination	Lunar age	Moonrise	Moonset
1	Waning Gibbous	92%	18.1 days	21:47	08:30
2	Waning Gibbous	86%	19.1 days	21:59	09:46
3	Waning Gibbous	77%	20.1 days	22:11	11:03
4	Last Quarter	68%	21.1 days	22:25	12:23
5	Last Quarter	57%	22.1 days	22:43	13:46
6	Last Quarter	46%	23.1 days	23:08	15:13
7	Last Quarter	35%	24.1 days	23:46	16:40
8	Waning Crescent	24%	25.1 days	—	17:57
9	Waning Crescent	15%	26.1 days	00:41	18:57
10	Waning Crescent	7%	27.1 days	01:55	19:40
11	New Moon	2%	28.1 days	03:24	20:09
12	New Moon	0%	29.1 days	04:56	20:29
13	New Moon	1%	0.7 days	06:26	20:45
14	Waxing Crescent	4%	1.7 days	07:52	20:58
15	Waxing Crescent	9%	2.7 days	09:14	21:09
16	Waxing Crescent	17%	3.7 days	10:33	21:22
17	Waxing Crescent	25%	4.7 days	11:50	21:35
18	First Quarter	34%	5.7 days	13:07	21:52
19	First Quarter	44%	6.7 days	14:23	22:13
20	First Quarter	53%	7.7 days	15:35	22:41
21	First Quarter	63%	8.7 days	16:41	23:20
22	Waxing Gibbous	72%	9.7 days	17:36	—
23	Waxing Gibbous	80%	10.7 days	18:18	00:12
24	Waxing Gibbous	87%	11.7 days	18:49	01:15
25	Waxing Gibbous	93%	12.7 days	19:12	02:26
26	Full Moon	97%	13.7 days	19:30	03:42
27	Full Moon	99%	14.7 days	19:44	04:59
28	Full Moon	100%	15.7 days	19:56	06:15
29	Full Moon	98%	16.7 days	20:07	07:32
30	Waning Gibbous	94%	17.7 days	20:19	08:50
31	Waning Gibbous	88%	18.7 days	20:33	10:10

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in August 2026

Sturgeon Moon

A Great Lakes seasonal name associated with lake sturgeon during late summer.

Exact instant: 28 August 2026 at 05:19 BST
Brown lunation: 1282

Read the Sturgeon Moon guide

How rise and set vary across the UK

On the date of the first full Moon, longitude and latitude shift the horizon times. These representative cities all use Europe/London civil time.

Moonrise and moonset on 2026-08-28, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	19:56	06:15
Cardiff	20:08	06:28
Belfast	20:23	06:34
Edinburgh	20:14	06:19
Lerwick	20:12	06:00

Traditional lunar rhythm · practical UK season

Garden windows for this month

Peak harvests and crops for the cooler months. Use local soil, weather and frost conditions to decide whether each task is timely in your garden.

13–19 8/2026

Sowing

Sow spinach, oriental greens, radish and winter salads for later picking.

20–27 8/2026

Planting

Set out spring cabbage and new strawberry plants where conditions suit them.

1–5, 28–31 8/2026

Harvesting

Gather beans, tomatoes, courgettes, onions, garlic and main-season fruit.

6–12 8/2026

Pruning

Finish summer pruning of trained fruit and cut out spent raspberry canes.

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