moon .5deg.comAugust 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Foxton, New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui, Horowhenua District). This month starts with moon illumination of 96.5% (01. August, 00:00) and ends with 87.9% (31. August, 23:59). Full moon (Foxton Local time): • 2026-08-28, 16:19
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:
363 297 km225 742 mi -
405 422 km251 918 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 | 20:02 | 08:37 | 94.4% | 390284 km |
| 02 | Sunday | 21:08 | 08:59 | 88.7% | 385649 km |
| 03 | Monday | 22:14 | 09:21 | 81.3% | 380894 km |
| 04 | Tuesday | 23:23 | 09:43 | 72.3% | 376266 km |
| 05 | Wednesday | 00:00 | 10:08 | 62.1% | 372020 km |
| 06 | Thursday | 00:34 | 10:37 | 51.1% | 368402 km |
| 07 | Friday | 01:49 | 11:14 | 39.8% | 365633 km |
| 08 | Saturday | 03:04 | 12:01 | 28.8% | 363892 km |
| 09 | Sunday | 04:16 | 13:01 | 18.8% | 363297 km |
| 10 | Monday | 05:19 | 14:11 | 10.4% | 363901 km |
| 11 | Tuesday | 06:10 | 15:30 | 4.3% | 365676 km |
| 12 | Wednesday | 06:51 | 16:49 | 0.8% | 368522 km |
| 13 | Thursday | 07:23 | 18:07 | 0.1% | 372267 km |
| 14 | Friday | 07:50 | 19:20 | 2.2% | 376680 km |
| 15 | Saturday | 08:14 | 20:30 | 6.7% | 381494 km |
| 16 | Sunday | 08:36 | 21:38 | 13.1% | 386421 km |
| 17 | Monday | 08:59 | 22:44 | 21% | 391185 km |
| 18 | Tuesday | 09:23 | 23:50 | 29.9% | 395534 km |
| 19 | Wednesday | 09:50 | 00:00 | 39.3% | 399260 km |
| 20 | Thursday | 10:21 | 00:55 | 48.9% | 402201 km |
| 21 | Friday | 10:59 | 01:58 | 58.4% | 404246 km |
| 22 | Saturday | 11:43 | 02:57 | 67.6% | 405330 km |
| 23 | Sunday | 12:35 | 03:51 | 76.1% | 405422 km |
| 24 | Monday | 13:33 | 04:37 | 83.7% | 404530 km |
| 25 | Tuesday | 14:36 | 05:17 | 90.2% | 402692 km |
| 26 | Wednesday | 15:41 | 05:50 | 95.2% | 399979 km |
| 27 | Thursday | 16:46 | 06:17 | 98.5% | 396499 km |
| 28 | Friday | 17:52 | 06:42 | 100% | 392397 km |
| 29 | Saturday | 18:58 | 07:04 | 99.3% | 387859 km |
| 30 | Sunday | 20:05 | 07:26 | 96.4% | 383102 km |
| 31 | Monday | 21:14 | 07:48 | 91.3% | 378369 km |