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Moon phases August 1947

Full · Sturgeon
Sat 02 Aug
01:50 UTC
Last quarter
Sat 09 Aug
20:22 UTC
New moon
Sat 16 Aug
11:12 UTC
First quarter
Sat 23 Aug
12:40 UTC
Full · Blue
Sun 31 Aug
16:34 UTC

In August 1947 the primary moon phases are the Full Moon on Saturday, August 2 at 01:50 UTC, the Last Quarter on Saturday, August 9 at 20:22 UTC, the New Moon on Saturday, August 16 at 11:12 UTC, the First Quarter on Saturday, August 23 at 12:40 UTC and the Full Moon on Sunday, August 31 at 16:34 UTC. The full moons are the Sturgeon Moon and the Blue Moon.

01 Waxing Gibbous, 100% lit 100% 02Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%01:50 03 Waning Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 04 Waning Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 05 Waning Gibbous, 89% lit 89% 06 Waning Gibbous, 82% lit 82% 07 Waning Gibbous, 74% lit 74% 08 Waning Gibbous, 64% lit 64% 09Last Q Last Quarter, 54% lit 54%20:22 10 Waning Crescent, 43% lit 43% 11 Waning Crescent, 32% lit 32% 12 Waning Crescent, 22% lit 22% 13 Waning Crescent, 13% lit 13% 14 Waning Crescent, 6% lit 6% 15 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 16New New Moon, 0% lit 0%11:12 17 Waxing Crescent, 2% lit 2% 18 Waxing Crescent, 6% lit 6% 19 Waxing Crescent, 13% lit 13% 20 Waxing Crescent, 21% lit 21% 21 Waxing Crescent, 30% lit 30% 22 Waxing Crescent, 40% lit 40% 23First Q First Quarter, 50% lit 50%12:40 24 Waxing Gibbous, 60% lit 60% 25 Waxing Gibbous, 69% lit 69% 26 Waxing Gibbous, 77% lit 77% 27 Waxing Gibbous, 84% lit 84% 28 Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit 91% 29 Waxing Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 30 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 31Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%16:34

Exact phase times

August 1947 has five primary moon phases: the Full Moon on August 2, the Last Quarter on August 9, the New Moon on August 16, the First Quarter on August 23 and the Full Moon on August 31.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Full MoonSaturday, August 2, 194701:50
Last QuarterSaturday, August 9, 194720:22
New MoonSaturday, August 16, 194711:12
First QuarterSaturday, August 23, 194712:40
Full MoonSunday, August 31, 194716:34

Saturday, August 2, 1947: Sturgeon Moon, 404,974 km from Earth. Micromoon

Sunday, August 31, 1947: Blue Moon, 399,066 km from Earth. Blue Moon (monthly)

Full moons · 1947

Thirteen full moons, one blue

07 Jan Wolf Supermoon 05 Feb Snow Supermoon 07 Mar Worm 05 Apr Pink 05 May Flower 03 Jun Straw­berry partial eclipse 03 Jul Buck Micromoon 02 Aug Sturgeon Micromoon 31 Aug Blue Blue moon 30 Sept Harvest 29 Oct Hunter’s 28 Nov Beaver penumbral eclipse 27 Dec Cold Supermoon