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Moon phases August 1948

New moon
Thu 05 Aug
04:13 UTC
First quarter
Wed 11 Aug
19:40 UTC
Full · Sturgeon
Thu 19 Aug
17:32 UTC
Last quarter
Fri 27 Aug
18:46 UTC

In August 1948 the primary moon phases are the New Moon on Thursday, August 5 at 04:13 UTC, the First Quarter on Wednesday, August 11 at 19:40 UTC, the Full Moon on Thursday, August 19 at 17:32 UTC and the Last Quarter on Friday, August 27 at 18:46 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01 Waning Crescent, 18% lit 18% 02 Waning Crescent, 10% lit 10% 03 Waning Crescent, 4% lit 4% 04 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 05New New Moon, 0% lit 0%04:13 06 Waxing Crescent, 3% lit 3% 07 Waxing Crescent, 8% lit 8% 08 Waxing Crescent, 16% lit 16% 09 Waxing Crescent, 25% lit 25% 10 Waxing Crescent, 36% lit 36% 11First Q First Quarter, 47% lit 47%19:40 12 Waxing Gibbous, 57% lit 57% 13 Waxing Gibbous, 67% lit 67% 14 Waxing Gibbous, 76% lit 76% 15 Waxing Gibbous, 84% lit 84% 16 Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit 91% 17 Waxing Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 18 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 19Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%17:32 20 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 21 Waning Gibbous, 97% lit 97% 22 Waning Gibbous, 93% lit 93% 23 Waning Gibbous, 88% lit 88% 24 Waning Gibbous, 81% lit 81% 25 Waning Gibbous, 72% lit 72% 26 Waning Gibbous, 63% lit 63% 27Last Q Last Quarter, 53% lit 53%18:46 28 Waning Crescent, 43% lit 43% 29 Waning Crescent, 32% lit 32% 30 Waning Crescent, 22% lit 22% 31 Waning Crescent, 13% lit 13%

Exact phase times

August 1948 has four primary moon phases: the New Moon on August 5, the First Quarter on August 11, the Full Moon on August 19 and the Last Quarter on August 27.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
New MoonThursday, August 5, 194804:13
First QuarterWednesday, August 11, 194819:40
Full MoonThursday, August 19, 194817:32
Last QuarterFriday, August 27, 194818:46

Thursday, August 19, 1948: Sturgeon Moon, 406,244 km from Earth. MicromoonBlue Moon (seasonal)

Full moons · 1948

Twelve full moons, one blue

26 Jan Wolf Supermoon 24 Feb Snow Supermoon 25 Mar Worm Supermoon 23 Apr Pink partial eclipse 23 May Flower 21 Jun Straw­berry 21 Jul Buck Micromoon 19 Aug Sturgeon Blue moon 18 Sept Harvest Micromoon 18 Oct Hunter’s penumbral eclipse 16 Nov Beaver 16 Dec Cold