moon .5deg.comAugust 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Whakatane, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty, Whakatane 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 (Whakatane 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 | 19:58 | 08:27 | 94.4% | 390284 km |
| 02 | Sunday | 21:01 | 08:51 | 88.7% | 385649 km |
| 03 | Monday | 22:05 | 09:14 | 81.3% | 380894 km |
| 04 | Tuesday | 23:12 | 09:39 | 72.3% | 376266 km |
| 05 | Wednesday | 00:00 | 10:05 | 62.1% | 372020 km |
| 06 | Thursday | 00:21 | 10:37 | 51.1% | 368402 km |
| 07 | Friday | 01:34 | 11:16 | 39.8% | 365633 km |
| 08 | Saturday | 02:48 | 12:04 | 28.8% | 363892 km |
| 09 | Sunday | 03:59 | 13:04 | 18.8% | 363297 km |
| 10 | Monday | 05:02 | 14:14 | 10.4% | 363901 km |
| 11 | Tuesday | 05:55 | 15:31 | 4.3% | 365676 km |
| 12 | Wednesday | 06:37 | 16:48 | 0.8% | 368522 km |
| 13 | Thursday | 07:12 | 18:03 | 0.1% | 372267 km |
| 14 | Friday | 07:41 | 19:15 | 2.2% | 376680 km |
| 15 | Saturday | 08:06 | 20:23 | 6.7% | 381494 km |
| 16 | Sunday | 08:31 | 21:29 | 13.1% | 386421 km |
| 17 | Monday | 08:55 | 22:33 | 21% | 391185 km |
| 18 | Tuesday | 09:21 | 23:37 | 29.9% | 395534 km |
| 19 | Wednesday | 09:50 | 00:00 | 39.3% | 399260 km |
| 20 | Thursday | 10:22 | 00:40 | 48.9% | 402201 km |
| 21 | Friday | 11:01 | 01:42 | 58.4% | 404246 km |
| 22 | Saturday | 11:46 | 02:40 | 67.6% | 405330 km |
| 23 | Sunday | 12:38 | 03:34 | 76.1% | 405422 km |
| 24 | Monday | 13:36 | 04:21 | 83.7% | 404530 km |
| 25 | Tuesday | 14:37 | 05:01 | 90.2% | 402692 km |
| 26 | Wednesday | 15:40 | 05:36 | 95.2% | 399979 km |
| 27 | Thursday | 16:44 | 06:05 | 98.5% | 396499 km |
| 28 | Friday | 17:48 | 06:31 | 100% | 392397 km |
| 29 | Saturday | 18:52 | 06:56 | 99.3% | 387859 km |
| 30 | Sunday | 19:57 | 07:19 | 96.4% | 383102 km |
| 31 | Monday | 21:03 | 07:44 | 91.3% | 378369 km |