Moon Phases — August 2025
Full Moon on August 9 at 08:33 UTC, New Moon on August 23 at 01:26 UTC. Each cell shows that day's phase and illumination.
August 2025 · phase for each day (UTC)
Best Nights in August
✦Darkest skies
Aug 21 – Aug 25
Around the New Moon (Aug 23), little moonlight — the best nights for the Milky Way, meteors and faint deep-sky objects.
◐Sharpest Moon detail
Aug 1 · Aug 16
At the quarter Moons the terminator throws long shadows across crater rims — the best nights to photograph lunar surface detail.
○Brightest nights
Aug 8 – Aug 10
Around the Sturgeon Moon (Aug 9), strong natural moonlight for night walks — but it washes out fainter stars.
Moonrise & moonset where you are
See tonight's moonrise, moonset and best viewing time for your location — then plan the rest of the month from the grid above.