Fishing moon calendar – August 30, 2026

Royal Observatory, Greenwich (51°28′40″N 00°00′05″W GMT 0)

August 30, 2026

Aries

Moon 30 August
Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 95%

Date: August 30, 2026

Day of the week: Sunday

Moon age: 18, 19 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 19:18

Moonset:   ↓ 07:50

Moon Sign: Pisces ♓

Element: Water | Fire

Moon phase: Waning Gibbous

Plant part: Leaf Days | Fruit Days

18 lunar day – until 19:18
19 lunar day – from 19:18

Moon position on August 30, 2026

On August 30 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Aries ♈, according to the calendar it is the 18 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 95%. Moonrise will occur at 19:18 and sunset at 07:50.

  1. 18 lunar day until 19:18 – The fish are attacking the food confidently, greedily snatching up every bait offered to them.
  2. 19 lunar day from 19:18 – This is the perfect excuse to leave the house and go fishing - the fish are biting and they're biting hard!

Summary: today is a favourable day for fishing.

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