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Lunar Calendar Month August 2026 (Palau)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Ngerulmud, Palau during August 2026.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phasesDatesTime
3rd quarter2026-08-0611:21
new moon2026-08-1302:37
1st quarter2026-08-2011:46
full moon2026-08-2813:18

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during August 2026.

PositionDatesTimeDistanceNotes
Perigee2026-08-1020:20363,287 km
Apogee2026-08-2217:22404,642 km

Eclipses in August 2026

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during August 2026. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of Palau.

TypeDatesSarosNotes
solar eclipse2026-08-13126
lunar eclipse2026-08-28138

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and Time
Pleiades2026-08-07 15:23
Mars2026-08-09 14:31
Venus2026-08-16 17:46
Spica2026-08-17 20:49
Antares2026-08-21 13:17

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of August 2026.

August 2026
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 31
27 Monday
 
28 Tuesday
 
29 Wednesday
 
30 Thursday
 
31 Friday
 
1Saturday
 
96% illuminated
Age: 16.7
2Sunday
 
91.1% illuminated
Age: 17.6
Week 32
3Monday
 
84.3% illuminated
Age: 18.6
4Tuesday
 
75.8% illuminated
Age: 19.6
5Wednesday
 
66% illuminated
Age: 20.6
6Thursday
 
55.3% illuminated
Age: 21.7
7Friday
 
44% illuminated
Age: 22.7
8Saturday
 
32.9% illuminated
Age: 23.8
9Sunday
 
22.4% illuminated
Age: 24.9
Week 33
10Monday
 
13.4% illuminated
Age: 26
11Tuesday
 
6.3% illuminated
Age: 27.1
12Wednesday
 
1.8% illuminated
Age: 28.3
13Thursday
 
0% illuminated
Age: 29.4
14Friday
 
1.1% illuminated
Age: 1
15Saturday
 
4.7% illuminated
Age: 2.1
16Sunday
 
10.5% illuminated
Age: 3.1
Week 34
17Monday
 
17.9% illuminated
Age: 4.1
18Tuesday
 
26.5% illuminated
Age: 5.1
19Wednesday
 
35.7% illuminated
Age: 6
20Thursday
 
45.3% illuminated
Age: 6.9
21Friday
 
54.9% illuminated
Age: 7.8
22Saturday
 
64.2% illuminated
Age: 8.7
23Sunday
 
73% illuminated
Age: 9.6
Week 35
24Monday
 
81% illuminated
Age: 10.5
25Tuesday
 
87.9% illuminated
Age: 11.4
26Wednesday
 
93.5% illuminated
Age: 12.3
27Thursday
 
97.5% illuminated
Age: 13.3
28Friday
 
99.7% illuminated
Age: 14.2
29Saturday
 
99.8% illuminated
Age: 15.2
30Sunday
 
97.7% illuminated
Age: 16.2
Week 36
31Monday
 
93.4% illuminated
Age: 17.2
1 Tuesday
 
2 Wednesday
 
3 Thursday
 
4 Friday
 
5 Saturday
 
6 Sunday
 
7 Monday
 
8 Tuesday
 
9 Wednesday
 
10 Thursday
 
11 Friday
 
12 Saturday
 
13 Sunday
 
Content last updated on 2018-10-21T17:33:00Z