Moonrise & Moonset in Gainesville, FL
Tonight in Gainesville, FL the moon rises at 2:05 AM in the ENE and sets at 5:01 PM in the WNW. It is a waning crescent, 18% illuminated.
It's 10:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time in Gainesville.
Waning crescent
18% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 2:05 AM ENE
- Moonset
- 5:01 PM WNW
- Up right now
- No
Times are Gainesville, FL local time, computed for August 8, 2026 — refreshed live in your browser.
Where the moon is right now
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Gainesville is the marker on the globe — on the night half right now, riding the dotted circle its spot traces as the Earth turns. The moon is 50° from the sun in the sky now, and that angle is the phase: waning crescent. You are looking down on the Earth from far above its orbit, from the north — the side you are on — with sunlight arriving from the top left, so the half of the Earth facing that way is the half having its day. Sizes and distances are not to scale; the directions are.
That angle sets the tides, too. The moon does most of the pulling and the sun about half as much, so when the two line up — new moon and full moon — their pulls add and the tide runs to its biggest (spring tides); when they sit square on at the quarters the pulls fight and it runs to its smallest (neaps). The coast follows a day or two behind, and the shape of the shore matters as much as the sky does.
Also see sunrise & sunset in Gainesville, and the Sun, Earth & Moon movement simulator for Gainesville, to watch how the three move together over a day, a week or a month.
The next 30 days
Each disc is that day's phase, from the date selected above.
Next 7 days
| Day | Moonrise | Moonset | Lit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 8 | 2:05 AMENE | 5:01 PMWNW | 22% | |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 3:08 AMENE | 6:03 PMWNW | 13% | |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 4:18 AMENE | 6:58 PMWNW | 6% | |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 5:31 AMENE | 7:44 PMWNW | 2% | |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 6:42 AMENE | 8:23 PMWNW | 0% | |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 7:50 AMENE | 8:57 PMwest | 1% | |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 8:54 AMeast | 9:29 PMwest | 5% |
Rise and set drift later by roughly 30–70 minutes a night. A "—" means that event skips the calendar day (the moon can rise late tonight and set tomorrow).
Next phases — Gainesville, FL time
About Gainesville
These coordinates are what every time on this page is solved for — sunrise, moonrise and the rest are computed from this exact point, not from a regional average.
Related astronomical information
Calculated astronomical positions for these coordinates. Local weather and conditions are not modelled.
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The phase itself is worldwide: today's moon phase · moon phase calendar · full moon calendar · lunar eclipses · supermoons · blue moons · moonrise across Florida.
Moonrise in Gainesville, FL FAQ
What time does the moon rise in Gainesville, FL tonight? Moonrise is at 2:05 AM in the ENE tonight (August 8, 2026, Gainesville, FL local time). The time shifts by roughly 30–70 minutes from one night to the next, so check the 7-day table for the rest of the week.
Is the moon visible in Gainesville, FL right now? Not at the last update — it was below the horizon. The page recomputes this live when you open it. Whether you can actually see it also depends on cloud cover and how bright the sky is.
Which direction should I look for the moon in Gainesville, FL? Tonight it rises in the ENE and sets in the WNW. Like the sun, the moon rises on the eastern side of the sky and sets on the western side, drifting between northeast and southeast (and northwest to southwest) through the month.
When is the next full moon in Gainesville, FL? August 28, 2026 at 12:18 AM Gainesville, FL local time. The full moon happens at one instant worldwide — only the clock reading is local.