Moon phases and lunar calendar for Amherst

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Wednesday, 05 August 2026, 22:24

Moonrise: 23:16

Moon phase:: Last quarter

Moonset: 13:30

Thursday, 06 August 2026

Moonrise: 23:55

Moon phase:: Waning crescent

Moonset: 14:48

Moon phase calendar for month for Amherst

Day	Moon phase	Moonrise	Nadir	Moonset	Illumination
01 August, 2026	Waning gibbous	21:35	00:57	08:41	88.23%
02 August, 2026	Waning gibbous	21:56	00:57	09:50	80.42%
03 August, 2026	Waning gibbous	22:19	00:57	11:00	70.95%
04 August, 2026	Waning gibbous	22:45	00:57	12:14	60.22%
05 August, 2026	Last quarter	23:16	00:57	13:30	48.76%
06 August, 2026	Waning crescent	23:55	00:57	14:48	37.21%
07 August, 2026	Waning crescent	--:--	00:57	16:05	26.25%
08 August, 2026	Waning crescent	00:45	00:57	17:16	16.56%
09 August, 2026	Waning crescent	01:48	00:56	18:15	8.74%
10 August, 2026	Waning crescent	03:01	00:56	19:02	3.27%
11 August, 2026	Waning crescent	04:19	00:56	19:38	0.42%
12 August, 2026	New Moon	05:38	00:56	20:05	0.28%
13 August, 2026	Waxing crescent	06:54	00:56	20:32	2.71%
14 August, 2026	Waxing crescent	08:07	00:56	20:53	7.42%
15 August, 2026	Waxing crescent	09:17	00:56	21:14	14%
16 August, 2026	Waxing crescent	10:25	00:55	21:35	22%
17 August, 2026	Waxing crescent	11:33	00:55	21:57	30.95%
18 August, 2026	Waxing crescent	12:40	00:55	22:22	40.42%
19 August, 2026	First quarter	13:46	00:55	22:52	50.04%
20 August, 2026	Waxing gibbous	14:49	00:54	23:29	59.49%
21 August, 2026	Waxing gibbous	15:48	00:54	--:--	68.51%
22 August, 2026	Waxing gibbous	16:40	00:54	00:13	76.84%
23 August, 2026	Waxing gibbous	17:24	00:54	01:06	84.27%
24 August, 2026	Waxing gibbous	18:00	00:53	02:05	90.54%
25 August, 2026	Waxing gibbous	18:29	00:53	03:08	95.41%
26 August, 2026	Waxing gibbous	18:55	00:53	04:14	98.64%
27 August, 2026	Full Moon	19:18	00:53	05:21	99.97%
28 August, 2026	Waning gibbous	19:39	00:52	06:27	99.21%
29 August, 2026	Waning gibbous	19:59	00:52	07:35	96.24%
30 August, 2026	Waning gibbous	20:21	00:52	08:44	91.02%
31 August, 2026	Waning gibbous	20:45	00:51	09:56	83.66%

Calculations City information

Illumination: 48.76%

Moonrise: 23:16

Nadir: 00:57

Moonset: 13:30

Altitude above/below the horizon: -7.7418°

Azimuth: -127.9186°

Distance to Earth: 228 843,42 mi

City: Amherst, United States

Population: 39833

Time Zone: America/New_York

GMT/UTC: -4 hours

Latitude: 42.36723

Latitude: -72.51852

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