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Moon Tracker

Tonight's moon.

Plan shoots around the lunar cycle — dark moons for deep sky, full moons for landscapes.

Current phase

New Moon

0.6%

Illuminated · age 28.8 days

Moonrise

19:42

Moonset

06:18

August 2026

S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1
93%
2
87%
3
79%
4
70%
5
60%
6
49%
7
39%
8
29%
9
20%
10
12%
11
6%
12
2%
13
0%
14
1%
15
3%
16
8%
17
15%
18
23%
19
32%
20
43%
21
53%
22
64%
23
73%
24
82%
25
90%
26
95%
27
99%
28
100%
29
99%
30
96%
31
91%

Next New Moon

Wednesday, August 12

Optimal deep sky imaging window opens.

Next Full Moon

Wednesday, August 26

Great for moonlit landscape astrophotography.