Aurora Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in August 2026
Day length goes from 12 h 43 min on August 1 to 12 h 23 min on August 31. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:39 AM and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:02 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 | 5:12 AM | 5:35 AM | 6:18 PM | 6:40 PM | 5:48 PM | 7:33 PM | 12 h 43 min | Waning gibbous, 92% | 8:09 PM | 7:32 AM | |
| Aug 2 | 5:13 AM | 5:35 AM | 6:17 PM | 6:40 PM | 5:48 PM | 7:33 PM | 12 h 42 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 86% | 8:46 PM | 8:21 AM |
| Aug 3 | 5:13 AM | 5:35 AM | 6:17 PM | 6:39 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:32 PM | 12 h 42 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 78% | 9:24 PM | 9:11 AM |
| Aug 4 | 5:13 AM | 5:36 AM | 6:16 PM | 6:39 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:32 PM | 12 h 40 min | -2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 68% | 10:04 PM | 10:02 AM |
| Aug 5 | 5:13 AM | 5:36 AM | 6:16 PM | 6:38 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:31 PM | 12 h 40 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter, 58% | 10:47 PM | 10:55 AM |
| Aug 6 | 5:14 AM | 5:36 AM | 6:16 PM | 6:38 PM | 5:46 PM | 7:31 PM | 12 h 40 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter 10:21 AM | 11:36 PM | 11:53 AM |
| Aug 7 | 5:14 AM | 5:36 AM | 6:15 PM | 6:38 PM | 5:46 PM | 7:30 PM | 12 h 39 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 37% | 12:55 PM | |
| Aug 8 | 5:14 AM | 5:36 AM | 6:15 PM | 6:37 PM | 5:46 PM | 7:30 PM | 12 h 39 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 27% | 12:31 AM | 2:00 PM |
| Aug 9 | 5:14 AM | 5:36 AM | 6:14 PM | 6:37 PM | 5:45 PM | 7:29 PM | 12 h 38 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 18% | 1:33 AM | 3:05 PM |
| Aug 10 | 5:14 AM | 5:37 AM | 6:14 PM | 6:36 PM | 5:45 PM | 7:28 PM | 12 h 37 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 11% | 2:39 AM | 4:07 PM |
| Aug 11 | 5:15 AM | 5:37 AM | 6:13 PM | 6:36 PM | 5:44 PM | 7:28 PM | 12 h 36 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 5% | 3:46 AM | 5:05 PM |
| Aug 12 | 5:15 AM | 5:37 AM | 6:13 PM | 6:35 PM | 5:44 PM | 7:27 PM | 12 h 36 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 4:50 AM | 5:56 PM |
| Aug 13 | 5:15 AM | 5:37 AM | 6:13 PM | 6:35 PM | 5:44 PM | 7:27 PM | 12 h 36 min | +0.0 min | New moon 1:37 AM | 5:51 AM | 6:42 PM |
| Aug 14 | 5:15 AM | 5:37 AM | 6:12 PM | 6:34 PM | 5:43 PM | 7:26 PM | 12 h 35 min | -1.0 min | New moon, 1% | 6:48 AM | 7:24 PM |
| Aug 15 | 5:15 AM | 5:37 AM | 6:12 PM | 6:34 PM | 5:43 PM | 7:25 PM | 12 h 35 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 4% | 7:42 AM | 8:03 PM |
| Aug 16 | 5:15 AM | 5:37 AM | 6:11 PM | 6:33 PM | 5:42 PM | 7:25 PM | 12 h 34 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 9% | 8:34 AM | 8:42 PM |
| Aug 17 | 5:16 AM | 5:38 AM | 6:10 PM | 6:32 PM | 5:42 PM | 7:24 PM | 12 h 32 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 16% | 9:24 AM | 9:20 PM |
| Aug 18 | 5:16 AM | 5:38 AM | 6:10 PM | 6:32 PM | 5:41 PM | 7:23 PM | 12 h 32 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 24% | 10:15 AM | 10:00 PM |
| Aug 19 | 5:16 AM | 5:38 AM | 6:09 PM | 6:31 PM | 5:41 PM | 7:23 PM | 12 h 31 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 34% | 11:06 AM | 10:43 PM |
| Aug 20 | 5:16 AM | 5:38 AM | 6:09 PM | 6:31 PM | 5:40 PM | 7:22 PM | 12 h 31 min | +0.0 min | First quarter 10:46 AM | 11:58 AM | 11:28 PM |
| Aug 21 | 5:16 AM | 5:38 AM | 6:08 PM | 6:30 PM | 5:40 PM | 7:21 PM | 12 h 30 min | -1.0 min | First quarter, 55% | 12:51 PM | |
| Aug 22 | 5:16 AM | 5:38 AM | 6:08 PM | 6:29 PM | 5:39 PM | 7:21 PM | 12 h 30 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 65% | 1:44 PM | 12:17 AM |
| Aug 23 | 5:16 AM | 5:38 AM | 6:07 PM | 6:29 PM | 5:38 PM | 7:20 PM | 12 h 29 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 75% | 2:35 PM | 1:08 AM |
| Aug 24 | 5:16 AM | 5:38 AM | 6:06 PM | 6:28 PM | 5:38 PM | 7:19 PM | 12 h 28 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 84% | 3:23 PM | 2:01 AM |
| Aug 25 | 5:17 AM | 5:38 AM | 6:06 PM | 6:27 PM | 5:37 PM | 7:18 PM | 12 h 28 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 91% | 4:09 PM | 2:54 AM |
| Aug 26 | 5:17 AM | 5:38 AM | 6:05 PM | 6:27 PM | 5:37 PM | 7:18 PM | 12 h 27 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 96% | 4:51 PM | 3:46 AM |
| Aug 27 | 5:17 AM | 5:38 AM | 6:05 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:36 PM | 7:17 PM | 12 h 27 min | +0.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 5:31 PM | 4:37 AM |
| Aug 28 | 5:17 AM | 5:38 AM | 6:04 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:35 PM | 7:16 PM | 12 h 26 min | -1.0 min | Full moon 12:18 PM | 6:09 PM | 5:27 AM |
| Aug 29 | 5:17 AM | 5:39 AM | 6:03 PM | 6:25 PM | 5:35 PM | 7:15 PM | 12 h 24 min | -2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 99% | 6:46 PM | 6:17 AM |
| Aug 30 | 5:17 AM | 5:39 AM | 6:03 PM | 6:24 PM | 5:34 PM | 7:15 PM | 12 h 24 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 95% | 7:24 PM | 7:07 AM |
| Aug 31 | 5:17 AM | 5:39 AM | 6:02 PM | 6:23 PM | 5:34 PM | 7:14 PM | 12 h 23 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 90% | 8:04 PM | 7:58 AM |
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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.