Lunar Calendar Month August 2026 (Spain)

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 Madrid, Spain 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 phases	Dates	Time
3rd quarter	2026-08-06	04:21
new moon	2026-08-12	19:37
1st quarter	2026-08-20	04:46
full moon	2026-08-28	06:18

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

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

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Perigee	2026-08-10	13:20	363,287 km
Apogee	2026-08-22	10:22	404,642 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 Spain.

Type	Dates	Saros	Notes
solar eclipse	2026-08-12	126
lunar eclipse	2026-08-28	138

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 Objects	Date and Time
Pleiades	2026-08-07 08:23
Mars	2026-08-09 07:31
Venus	2026-08-16 10:46
Spica	2026-08-17 13:49
Antares	2026-08-21 06:17

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
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 31	27 Monday	28 Tuesday	29 Wednesday	30 Thursday	31 Friday	1Saturday 94.8% illuminated Age: 16.9	2Sunday 89.3% illuminated Age: 17.9
Week 32	3Monday 82% illuminated Age: 18.9	4Tuesday 73.1% illuminated Age: 19.9	5Wednesday 63% illuminated Age: 20.9	6Thursday 52% illuminated Age: 22	7Friday 40.8% illuminated Age: 23	8Saturday 29.7% illuminated Age: 24.1	9Sunday 19.6% illuminated Age: 25.2
Week 33	10Monday 11.1% illuminated Age: 26.3	11Tuesday 4.7% illuminated Age: 27.5	12Wednesday 1% illuminated Age: 28.6	13Thursday 0% illuminated Age: 0.2	14Friday 1.9% illuminated Age: 1.3	15Saturday 6.2% illuminated Age: 2.4	16Sunday 12.5% illuminated Age: 3.4
Week 34	17Monday 20.3% illuminated Age: 4.4	18Tuesday 29.1% illuminated Age: 5.4	19Wednesday 38.5% illuminated Age: 6.3	20Thursday 48.1% illuminated Age: 7.2	21Friday 57.7% illuminated Age: 8.1	22Saturday 66.8% illuminated Age: 9	23Sunday 75.4% illuminated Age: 9.9
Week 35	24Monday 83.1% illuminated Age: 10.8	25Tuesday 89.7% illuminated Age: 11.7	26Wednesday 94.8% illuminated Age: 12.6	27Thursday 98.3% illuminated Age: 13.6	28Friday 99.9% illuminated Age: 14.5	29Saturday 99.4% illuminated Age: 15.5	30Sunday 96.7% illuminated Age: 16.5
Week 36	31Monday 91.8% illuminated Age: 17.5	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