Moon Today

Moon in Rockford

42.2711°, -89.094° · Illinois · America/Chicago · 218 m elev.

Tonight in Rockford: Excellent moon viewing. The Waxing Gibbous moon rises at 6:10 PM .

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-67.0°
Altitude-67.0°
Azimuth310.7°
Moonrise6:10 PM
Moonset2:16 AM

Current Phase

Waxing Gibbous

Illumination: 88.2%
Lunar Day: 11.85 / 29.53
Moon Sign: ♑ Capricorn
Altitude-67.0°
Azimuth310.7°
Distance402,087 km
Local Time8:57:46 AM
Sky
Cloud Cover
Visibility
Humidity
Temperature

Rise & Set Times

Moonrise6:10 PM
Moonset2:16 AM
Sunrise6:13 AM
Sunset7:43 PM

Upcoming Phases

🌕
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
Aug 27, 2026 · 11:18 PM
🌗
Last Quarter
Sep 4, 2026 · 2:51 AM
🌑
New Moon
Sep 10, 2026 · 10:26 PM
🌓
First Quarter
Sep 18, 2026 · 3:43 PM

Moon Calendar — August 2026

S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1
90%
2
83%
3
74%
4
64%
5
54%
6
43%
7
31%
8
21%
9
12%
10
6%
11
1%
12
0%
13
1%
14
4%
15
10%
16
17%
17
25%
18
35%
19
46%
20
56%
21
65%
22
74%
23
82%
24
89%
25
94%
26
98%
27
Fully Visible
100%
28
100%
29
97%
30
92%
31
86%

Upcoming Lunar Eclipses

Partial Lunar Eclipse Fully Visible
Aug 27, 2026 · 11:14 PM
Penumbral Begins8:25 PM
Partial Begins9:34 PM
Partial Ends12:53 AM
Penumbral Ends2:02 AM
Magnitude: 0.930 Duration: 198 min Peak Altitude: +38.1°
Penumbral Eclipse Partially Visible
Feb 20, 2027 · 5:14 PM
Penumbral Begins3:13 PM
Penumbral Ends7:14 PM
Magnitude: -0.057 Peak Altitude: +16.8°
Penumbral Eclipse Not Visible
Jul 18, 2027 · 11:04 AM
Magnitude: -1.068

Moon in Rockford Today

The moon over Rockford is currently a Waxing Gibbous with 88.2% illumination, on day 11.85 of the 29.53-day lunar cycle. The moon's altitude is -67.0° and azimuth is 310.7°, at a distance of 402,087 km from Earth.

Moonrise is at 6:10 PM and moonset at 2:16 AM. Sunrise is at 6:13 AM and sunset at 7:43 PM. The next major phase is the Full Moon · Aug 27, 2026 · 11:18 PM CDT.

Upcoming Phases — Rockford

PhaseDate & Time
🌕 Full MoonAug 27, 2026 · 11:18 PM CDT
🌗 Last QuarterSep 4, 2026 · 2:51 AM CDT
🌑 New MoonSep 10, 2026 · 10:26 PM CDT
🌓 First QuarterSep 18, 2026 · 3:43 PM CDT
🌕 Full MoonSep 26, 2026 · 11:48 AM CDT
🌗 Last QuarterOct 3, 2026 · 8:24 AM CDT
🌑 New MoonOct 10, 2026 · 10:50 AM CDT
🌓 First QuarterOct 18, 2026 · 11:13 AM CDT
🌕 Full MoonOct 25, 2026 · 11:12 PM CDT
🌗 Last QuarterNov 1, 2026 · 2:29 PM CST
🌑 New MoonNov 9, 2026 · 1:02 AM CST
🌓 First QuarterNov 17, 2026 · 5:48 AM CST