Moonrise and moonset times
For London on 2026-08-12: moonrise 04:56; moonset 20:29. Times use Europe/London.
Moon above the horizon
- Moonrise
- 04:56
- Upper transit
- 12:54
- Moonset
- 20:29
Upper transit is the Moon's crossing of the observer's meridian. A moonset can occur before moonrise on the same civil date. The location controls the horizon; the time zone controls the clock and date boundaries.
At 21:00 on the selected date, the Moon is 4.4° below the ideal horizon toward bearing 300°. Hills, buildings and weather affect the actual view.
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2026-08 Moonrise in London
| Date | Rise | Transit | Set | 21:00 altitude | 21:00 bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | 21:47 | 02:56 | 08:30 | -7.6° | 87.0° |
| 2026-08-02 | 21:59 | 03:39 | 09:46 | -9.2° | 74.9° |
| 2026-08-03 | 22:11 | 04:22 | 11:03 | -10.5° | 62.4° |
| 2026-08-04 | 22:25 | 05:07 | 12:23 | -11.4° | 49.7° |
| 2026-08-05 | 22:43 | 05:55 | 13:46 | -11.9° | 36.6° |
| 2026-08-06 | 23:08 | 06:47 | 15:13 | -11.9° | 23.3° |
| 2026-08-07 | 23:46 | 07:45 | 16:40 | -11.5° | 9.6° |
| 2026-08-08 | No event | 08:47 | 17:57 | -10.7° | 355.8° |
| 2026-08-09 | 00:41 | 09:52 | 18:57 | -9.5° | 341.9° |
| 2026-08-10 | 01:55 | 10:56 | 19:40 | -8.0° | 327.9° |
| 2026-08-11 | 03:24 | 11:57 | 20:09 | -6.3° | 314.1° |
| 2026-08-12 | 04:56 | 12:54 | 20:29 | -4.4° | 300.5° |
| 2026-08-13 | 06:26 | 13:46 | 20:45 | -2.4° | 287.1° |
| 2026-08-14 | 07:52 | 14:34 | 20:58 | -0.5° | 274.2° |
| 2026-08-15 | 09:14 | 15:20 | 21:09 | 1.1° | 261.6° |
| 2026-08-16 | 10:33 | 16:04 | 21:22 | 2.7° | 249.4° |
| 2026-08-17 | 11:50 | 16:49 | 21:35 | 4.2° | 237.6° |
| 2026-08-18 | 13:07 | 17:35 | 21:52 | 5.6° | 226.1° |
| 2026-08-19 | 14:23 | 18:22 | 22:13 | 6.8° | 214.8° |
| 2026-08-20 | 15:35 | 19:11 | 22:41 | 7.9° | 203.6° |
| 2026-08-21 | 16:41 | 20:02 | 23:20 | 8.9° | 192.5° |
| 2026-08-22 | 17:36 | 20:53 | No event | 9.7° | 181.4° |
| 2026-08-23 | 18:18 | 21:44 | 00:12 | 10.2° | 170.2° |
| 2026-08-24 | 18:49 | 22:34 | 01:15 | 10.6° | 158.8° |
| 2026-08-25 | 19:12 | 23:22 | 02:26 | 10.6° | 147.3° |
| 2026-08-26 | 19:30 | No event | 03:42 | 10.4° | 135.5° |
| 2026-08-27 | 19:44 | 00:08 | 04:59 | 9.7° | 123.6° |
| 2026-08-28 | 19:56 | 00:53 | 06:15 | 8.7° | 111.4° |
| 2026-08-29 | 20:07 | 01:36 | 07:32 | 7.3° | 99.2° |
| 2026-08-30 | 20:19 | 02:20 | 08:50 | 5.5° | 86.7° |
| 2026-08-31 | 20:33 | 03:05 | 10:10 | 3.3° | 74.2° |
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