moon .5deg.comAugust 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Gampaha, Sri Lanka (Western). This month starts with moon illumination of 95.4% (01. August, 00:00) and ends with 85.9% (31. August, 23:59). Full moon (Gampaha Local time): • 2026-08-28, 09:49
Graph is showing the illumination of the moon at 12:00 (in local time) for shown day, 100% = full moon, 0% = new moon:
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth (August 2026) minimal-maximal:
363 342 km225 770 mi -
405 453 km251 937 mi
View angle: maximal: 0.548°, minimal: 0.491°
Table view of above data: infoMoon illumination & Distance 
12:00
| date | Day | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon illumination | Distance |
| 01 | Saturday | 20:31 | 08:02 | 93% | 389053 km |
| 02 | Sunday | 21:11 | 08:48 | 86.9% | 384363 km |
| 03 | Monday | 21:52 | 09:35 | 79% | 379618 km |
| 04 | Tuesday | 22:35 | 10:23 | 69.6% | 375068 km |
| 05 | Wednesday | 23:23 | 11:15 | 59.2% | 370968 km |
| 06 | Thursday | 00:00 | 12:10 | 48% | 367560 km |
| 07 | Friday | 00:14 | 13:10 | 36.8% | 365054 km |
| 08 | Saturday | 01:13 | 14:13 | 26% | 363614 km |
| 09 | Sunday | 02:15 | 15:19 | 16.4% | 363342 km |
| 10 | Monday | 03:21 | 16:21 | 8.5% | 364269 km |
| 11 | Tuesday | 04:26 | 17:21 | 3.1% | 366347 km |
| 12 | Wednesday | 05:28 | 18:14 | 0.3% | 369456 km |
| 13 | Thursday | 06:25 | 19:02 | 0.4% | 373407 km |
| 14 | Friday | 07:19 | 19:47 | 3.2% | 377956 km |
| 15 | Saturday | 08:08 | 20:29 | 8.2% | 382829 km |
| 16 | Sunday | 08:57 | 21:11 | 15.1% | 387739 km |
| 17 | Monday | 09:45 | 21:52 | 23.3% | 392414 km |
| 18 | Tuesday | 10:32 | 22:34 | 32.4% | 396612 km |
| 19 | Wednesday | 11:22 | 23:20 | 41.9% | 400139 km |
| 20 | Thursday | 12:12 | 00:00 | 51.5% | 402847 km |
| 21 | Friday | 13:03 | 00:07 | 61% | 404637 km |
| 22 | Saturday | 13:55 | 00:57 | 70% | 405453 km |
| 23 | Sunday | 14:46 | 01:48 | 78.2% | 405277 km |
| 24 | Monday | 15:36 | 02:40 | 85.6% | 404124 km |
| 25 | Tuesday | 16:22 | 03:32 | 91.7% | 402040 km |
| 26 | Wednesday | 17:07 | 04:22 | 96.3% | 399107 km |
| 27 | Thursday | 17:49 | 05:11 | 99.1% | 395442 km |
| 28 | Friday | 18:30 | 05:58 | 100% | 391202 km |
| 29 | Saturday | 19:11 | 06:45 | 98.7% | 386582 km |
| 30 | Sunday | 19:52 | 07:32 | 95.2% | 381807 km |
| 31 | Monday | 20:34 | 08:20 | 89.5% | 377125 km |