Rayleigh Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in August 2026
Day length goes from 15 h 25 min on August 1 to 13 h 38 min on August 31. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 6:08 AM and sunset from 8:46 PM to 7:46 PM.
Every day
Dawn and dusk are civil twilight (the sun 6 degrees below the horizon); golden hour starts when the evening sun is 6 degrees up; full dark is astronomical twilight, 18 degrees down. A blank moonrise or moonset means it falls on the next day.
| Date | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Golden hour | Full dark | Day length | Change | Moon | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 4:40 AM | 5:21 AM | 8:46 PM | 9:26 PM | 7:57 PM | 11:36 PM | 15 h 25 min | Waning gibbous, 91% | 9:45 PM | 8:26 AM | |
| Aug 2 | 4:42 AM | 5:22 AM | 8:44 PM | 9:25 PM | 7:56 PM | 11:32 PM | 15 h 22 min | -3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 84% | 9:56 PM | 9:42 AM |
| Aug 3 | 4:44 AM | 5:24 AM | 8:43 PM | 9:23 PM | 7:54 PM | 11:28 PM | 15 h 19 min | -3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 75% | 10:08 PM | 11:00 AM |
| Aug 4 | 4:45 AM | 5:25 AM | 8:41 PM | 9:21 PM | 7:52 PM | 11:24 PM | 15 h 16 min | -3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 66% | 10:22 PM | 12:20 PM |
| Aug 5 | 4:47 AM | 5:27 AM | 8:39 PM | 9:19 PM | 7:51 PM | 11:20 PM | 15 h 12 min | -4.0 min | Last quarter, 55% | 10:40 PM | 1:44 PM |
| Aug 6 | 4:49 AM | 5:29 AM | 8:37 PM | 9:17 PM | 7:49 PM | 11:16 PM | 15 h 08 min | -4.0 min | Last quarter 3:21 AM | 11:05 PM | 3:11 PM |
| Aug 7 | 4:51 AM | 5:30 AM | 8:36 PM | 9:15 PM | 7:48 PM | 11:12 PM | 15 h 06 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 34% | 11:42 PM | 4:37 PM |
| Aug 8 | 4:53 AM | 5:32 AM | 8:34 PM | 9:13 PM | 7:46 PM | 11:08 PM | 15 h 02 min | -4.0 min | Waning crescent, 24% | 5:55 PM | |
| Aug 9 | 4:54 AM | 5:33 AM | 8:32 PM | 9:11 PM | 7:44 PM | 11:05 PM | 14 h 59 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 16% | 12:37 AM | 6:55 PM |
| Aug 10 | 4:56 AM | 5:35 AM | 8:30 PM | 9:09 PM | 7:43 PM | 11:01 PM | 14 h 55 min | -4.0 min | Waning crescent, 9% | 1:51 AM | 7:38 PM |
| Aug 11 | 4:58 AM | 5:36 AM | 8:28 PM | 9:06 PM | 7:41 PM | 10:57 PM | 14 h 52 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 4% | 3:20 AM | 8:07 PM |
| Aug 12 | 5:00 AM | 5:38 AM | 8:26 PM | 9:04 PM | 7:39 PM | 10:54 PM | 14 h 48 min | -4.0 min | New moon 6:37 PM | 4:52 AM | 8:27 PM |
| Aug 13 | 5:01 AM | 5:40 AM | 8:24 PM | 9:02 PM | 7:37 PM | 10:50 PM | 14 h 44 min | -4.0 min | New moon, 0% | 6:23 AM | 8:43 PM |
| Aug 14 | 5:03 AM | 5:41 AM | 8:22 PM | 9:00 PM | 7:36 PM | 10:47 PM | 14 h 41 min | -3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 1% | 7:49 AM | 8:56 PM |
| Aug 15 | 5:05 AM | 5:43 AM | 8:20 PM | 8:58 PM | 7:34 PM | 10:43 PM | 14 h 37 min | -4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 5% | 9:11 AM | 9:07 PM |
| Aug 16 | 5:07 AM | 5:44 AM | 8:18 PM | 8:56 PM | 7:32 PM | 10:40 PM | 14 h 34 min | -3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 11% | 10:30 AM | 9:19 PM |
| Aug 17 | 5:09 AM | 5:46 AM | 8:16 PM | 8:53 PM | 7:30 PM | 10:37 PM | 14 h 30 min | -4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 18% | 11:48 AM | 9:32 PM |
| Aug 18 | 5:10 AM | 5:48 AM | 8:14 PM | 8:51 PM | 7:28 PM | 10:33 PM | 14 h 26 min | -4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 27% | 1:06 PM | 9:48 PM |
| Aug 19 | 5:12 AM | 5:49 AM | 8:12 PM | 8:49 PM | 7:26 PM | 10:30 PM | 14 h 23 min | -3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 37% | 2:21 PM | 10:09 PM |
| Aug 20 | 5:14 AM | 5:51 AM | 8:10 PM | 8:47 PM | 7:24 PM | 10:27 PM | 14 h 19 min | -4.0 min | First quarter 3:46 AM | 3:34 PM | 10:38 PM |
| Aug 21 | 5:16 AM | 5:52 AM | 8:08 PM | 8:44 PM | 7:22 PM | 10:23 PM | 14 h 16 min | -3.0 min | First quarter, 58% | 4:40 PM | 11:17 PM |
| Aug 22 | 5:17 AM | 5:54 AM | 8:06 PM | 8:42 PM | 7:20 PM | 10:20 PM | 14 h 12 min | -4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 68% | 5:35 PM | |
| Aug 23 | 5:19 AM | 5:56 AM | 8:04 PM | 8:40 PM | 7:18 PM | 10:17 PM | 14 h 08 min | -4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 78% | 6:17 PM | 12:08 AM |
| Aug 24 | 5:21 AM | 5:57 AM | 8:02 PM | 8:38 PM | 7:16 PM | 10:14 PM | 14 h 05 min | -3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 86% | 6:48 PM | 1:12 AM |
| Aug 25 | 5:23 AM | 5:59 AM | 8:00 PM | 8:35 PM | 7:14 PM | 10:10 PM | 14 h 01 min | -4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 92% | 7:11 PM | 2:23 AM |
| Aug 26 | 5:24 AM | 6:00 AM | 7:57 PM | 8:33 PM | 7:12 PM | 10:07 PM | 13 h 57 min | -4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 97% | 7:28 PM | 3:39 AM |
| Aug 27 | 5:26 AM | 6:02 AM | 7:55 PM | 8:31 PM | 7:10 PM | 10:04 PM | 13 h 53 min | -4.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 7:42 PM | 4:56 AM |
| Aug 28 | 5:28 AM | 6:04 AM | 7:53 PM | 8:28 PM | 7:08 PM | 10:01 PM | 13 h 49 min | -4.0 min | Full moon 5:18 AM | 7:54 PM | 6:12 AM |
| Aug 29 | 5:30 AM | 6:05 AM | 7:51 PM | 8:26 PM | 7:06 PM | 9:58 PM | 13 h 46 min | -3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 8:05 PM | 7:29 AM |
| Aug 30 | 5:31 AM | 6:07 AM | 7:49 PM | 8:24 PM | 7:04 PM | 9:55 PM | 13 h 42 min | -4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 94% | 8:17 PM | 8:47 AM |
| Aug 31 | 5:33 AM | 6:08 AM | 7:46 PM | 8:21 PM | 7:02 PM | 9:52 PM | 13 h 38 min | -4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 88% | 8:30 PM | 10:08 AM |
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Sources
Computed with the NOAA solar position equations and the lunar methods of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, for a flat horizon; hills and buildings delay a real sunrise.