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Moon phases August 1971

Full · Sturgeon
Fri 06 Aug
19:42 UTC
Last quarter
Fri 13 Aug
10:55 UTC
New moon
Fri 20 Aug
22:54 UTC
First quarter
Sun 29 Aug
02:56 UTC

In August 1971 the primary moon phases are the Full Moon on Friday, August 6 at 19:42 UTC, the Last Quarter on Friday, August 13 at 10:55 UTC, the New Moon on Friday, August 20 at 22:54 UTC and the First Quarter on Sunday, August 29 at 02:56 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01 Waxing Gibbous, 70% lit 70% 02 Waxing Gibbous, 79% lit 79% 03 Waxing Gibbous, 87% lit 87% 04 Waxing Gibbous, 93% lit 93% 05 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 06Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%19:42 07 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 08 Waning Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 09 Waning Gibbous, 90% lit 90% 10 Waning Gibbous, 82% lit 82% 11 Waning Gibbous, 72% lit 72% 12 Waning Gibbous, 61% lit 61% 13Last Q Last Quarter, 50% lit 50%10:55 14 Waning Crescent, 39% lit 39% 15 Waning Crescent, 28% lit 28% 16 Waning Crescent, 19% lit 19% 17 Waning Crescent, 12% lit 12% 18 Waning Crescent, 6% lit 6% 19 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 20New New Moon, 0% lit 0%22:54 21 Waxing Crescent, 0% lit 0% 22 Waxing Crescent, 2% lit 2% 23 Waxing Crescent, 6% lit 6% 24 Waxing Crescent, 11% lit 11% 25 Waxing Crescent, 18% lit 18% 26 Waxing Crescent, 26% lit 26% 27 Waxing Crescent, 35% lit 35% 28 Waxing Crescent, 44% lit 44% 29First Q First Quarter, 54% lit 54%02:56 30 Waxing Gibbous, 64% lit 64% 31 Waxing Gibbous, 74% lit 74%

Exact phase times

August 1971 has four primary moon phases: the Full Moon on August 6, the Last Quarter on August 13, the New Moon on August 20 and the First Quarter on August 29.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Full MoonFriday, August 6, 197119:42
Last QuarterFriday, August 13, 197110:55
New MoonFriday, August 20, 197122:54
First QuarterSunday, August 29, 197102:56

Friday, August 6, 1971: Sturgeon Moon, 366,560 km from Earth. SupermoonTotal lunar eclipse

Full moons · 1971

Thirteen full moons, one blue

11 Jan Wolf 10 Feb Snow total eclipse 12 Mar Worm Micromoon 10 Apr Pink Micromoon 10 May Flower 09 Jun Straw­berry 08 Jul Buck 06 Aug Sturgeon total eclipse 05 Sept Corn Supermoon 04 Oct Harvest Supermoon 02 Nov Beaver Supermoon 02 Dec Cold Supermoon 31 Dec Blue Blue moon