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Moon phases August 1953

Last quarter
Sun 02 Aug
03:16 UTC
New moon
Sun 09 Aug
16:10 UTC
First quarter
Mon 17 Aug
20:08 UTC
Full · Sturgeon
Mon 24 Aug
20:21 UTC
Last quarter
Mon 31 Aug
10:46 UTC

In August 1953 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Sunday, August 2 at 03:16 UTC, the New Moon on Sunday, August 9 at 16:10 UTC, the First Quarter on Monday, August 17 at 20:08 UTC, the Full Moon on Monday, August 24 at 20:21 UTC and the Last Quarter on Monday, August 31 at 10:46 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01 Waning Gibbous, 57% lit 57% 02Last Q Last Quarter, 46% lit 46%03:16 03 Waning Crescent, 35% lit 35% 04 Waning Crescent, 25% lit 25% 05 Waning Crescent, 17% lit 17% 06 Waning Crescent, 10% lit 10% 07 Waning Crescent, 5% lit 5% 08 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 09New New Moon, 0% lit 0%16:10 10 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 11 Waxing Crescent, 3% lit 3% 12 Waxing Crescent, 7% lit 7% 13 Waxing Crescent, 13% lit 13% 14 Waxing Crescent, 20% lit 20% 15 Waxing Crescent, 28% lit 28% 16 Waxing Crescent, 37% lit 37% 17First Q First Quarter, 47% lit 47%20:08 18 Waxing Gibbous, 57% lit 57% 19 Waxing Gibbous, 67% lit 67% 20 Waxing Gibbous, 76% lit 76% 21 Waxing Gibbous, 85% lit 85% 22 Waxing Gibbous, 92% lit 92% 23 Waxing Gibbous, 97% lit 97% 24Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%20:21 25 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 26 Waning Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 27 Waning Gibbous, 90% lit 90% 28 Waning Gibbous, 81% lit 81% 29 Waning Gibbous, 71% lit 71% 30 Waning Gibbous, 61% lit 61% 31Last Q Last Quarter, 50% lit 50%10:46

Exact phase times

August 1953 has five primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on August 2, the New Moon on August 9, the First Quarter on August 17, the Full Moon on August 24 and the Last Quarter on August 31.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterSunday, August 2, 195303:16
New MoonSunday, August 9, 195316:10
First QuarterMonday, August 17, 195320:08
Full MoonMonday, August 24, 195320:21
Last QuarterMonday, August 31, 195310:46

Monday, August 24, 1953: Sturgeon Moon, 359,160 km from Earth. SupermoonBlue Moon (seasonal)

Full moons · 1953

Twelve full moons, one blue

29 Jan Wolf total eclipse 28 Feb Snow Micromoon 30 Mar Worm Micromoon 29 Apr Pink 28 May Flower 27 Jun Straw­berry 26 Jul Buck total eclipse 24 Aug Sturgeon Blue moon 23 Sept Harvest Supermoon 22 Oct Hunter’s Supermoon 20 Nov Beaver Supermoon 20 Dec Cold