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Moon phases August 1981

First quarter
Fri 07 Aug
19:26 UTC
Full · Sturgeon
Sat 15 Aug
16:37 UTC
Last quarter
Sat 22 Aug
14:16 UTC
New moon
Sat 29 Aug
14:44 UTC

In August 1981 the primary moon phases are the First Quarter on Friday, August 7 at 19:26 UTC, the Full Moon on Saturday, August 15 at 16:37 UTC, the Last Quarter on Saturday, August 22 at 14:16 UTC and the New Moon on Saturday, August 29 at 14:44 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01 Waxing Crescent, 2% lit 2% 02 Waxing Crescent, 7% lit 7% 03 Waxing Crescent, 13% lit 13% 04 Waxing Crescent, 20% lit 20% 05 Waxing Crescent, 29% lit 29% 06 Waxing Crescent, 38% lit 38% 07First Q First Quarter, 47% lit 47%19:26 08 Waxing Gibbous, 57% lit 57% 09 Waxing Gibbous, 66% lit 66% 10 Waxing Gibbous, 75% lit 75% 11 Waxing Gibbous, 83% lit 83% 12 Waxing Gibbous, 89% lit 89% 13 Waxing Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 14 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 15Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%16:37 16 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 17 Waning Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 18 Waning Gibbous, 90% lit 90% 19 Waning Gibbous, 83% lit 83% 20 Waning Gibbous, 73% lit 73% 21 Waning Gibbous, 63% lit 63% 22Last Q Last Quarter, 51% lit 51%14:16 23 Waning Crescent, 40% lit 40% 24 Waning Crescent, 29% lit 29% 25 Waning Crescent, 19% lit 19% 26 Waning Crescent, 11% lit 11% 27 Waning Crescent, 5% lit 5% 28 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 29New New Moon, 0% lit 0%14:44 30 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 31 Waxing Crescent, 4% lit 4%

Exact phase times

August 1981 has four primary moon phases: the First Quarter on August 7, the Full Moon on August 15, the Last Quarter on August 22 and the New Moon on August 29.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
First QuarterFriday, August 7, 198119:26
Full MoonSaturday, August 15, 198116:37
Last QuarterSaturday, August 22, 198114:16
New MoonSaturday, August 29, 198114:44

Saturday, August 15, 1981: Sturgeon Moon, 381,806 km from Earth.

Full moons · 1981

Twelve full moons, one blue

20 Jan Wolf penumbral eclipse 18 Feb Snow Blue moon 20 Mar Worm 19 Apr Pink Micromoon 19 May Flower Micromoon 17 Jun Straw­berry 17 Jul Buck partial eclipse 15 Aug Sturgeon 14 Sept Harvest 13 Oct Hunter’s Supermoon 11 Nov Beaver Supermoon 11 Dec Cold Supermoon