29 AUG 2026today
12 aug
10 sept
moon phase today in chicago: waning gibbous, 98% illuminated
location
tonight
29 AUG 2026
current cycle
12 aug
10 sept
current phase
waning gibbous
illum 98%
dist 385,439 km
size 99.7%
sign pisces → aries
current cycle
cycle #32912 AUG — 10 SEPT
selected day29 AUG 2026
selected day — light, position, moon times
phase
waning gibbous · retreating
illum
98.3%
age
16.18 days
rise
19:38
set
07:41
tonight's pathchicago
time07:00· now
altitude+7.2°
azimuth262° W
illuminated98.3%
positionover horizon
this chart shows where the moon sits in the sky across the day. the line above the horizon means the moon is up and you can see it; below means it has dipped out of sight. the dashed line is the sun, drawn for comparison so you can see when day and night are. drag across the chart to scrub through the hours.
distance & size
dist
385,439 kmdist Δ
0.3% farthersize
99.7% of meanposition
alt / az
7° / 262°sign
pisces→ sign
aries 13:00sun
sunrise
06:14sunset
19:31day length
13h 16mgolden
18:54blue
20:00cycle
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—moon phase today in chicago
the moon is currently in a waning gibbous phase, 98% illuminated, in the sign of pisces. it is about average size, at a distance of 385,439 km from earth.
from chicago, the moon rises at 19:38 and sets at 07:41. the sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 19:31.
this is lunation #329. the next full moon is on fri, 28 aug 2026 and the next new moon on thu, 10 sept 2026.
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