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Moon phases August 1986

New moon
Tue 05 Aug
18:36 UTC
First quarter
Wed 13 Aug
02:22 UTC
Full · Sturgeon
Tue 19 Aug
18:54 UTC
Last quarter
Wed 27 Aug
08:39 UTC

In August 1986 the primary moon phases are the New Moon on Tuesday, August 5 at 18:36 UTC, the First Quarter on Wednesday, August 13 at 02:22 UTC, the Full Moon on Tuesday, August 19 at 18:54 UTC and the Last Quarter on Wednesday, August 27 at 08:39 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01 Waning Crescent, 17% lit 17% 02 Waning Crescent, 10% lit 10% 03 Waning Crescent, 5% lit 5% 04 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 05New New Moon, 0% lit 0%18:36 06 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 07 Waxing Crescent, 3% lit 3% 08 Waxing Crescent, 8% lit 8% 09 Waxing Crescent, 14% lit 14% 10 Waxing Crescent, 23% lit 23% 11 Waxing Crescent, 33% lit 33% 12 Waxing Crescent, 43% lit 43% 13First Q First Quarter, 55% lit 55%02:22 14 Waxing Gibbous, 66% lit 66% 15 Waxing Gibbous, 76% lit 76% 16 Waxing Gibbous, 86% lit 86% 17 Waxing Gibbous, 93% lit 93% 18 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 19Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%18:54 20 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 21 Waning Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 22 Waning Gibbous, 91% lit 91% 23 Waning Gibbous, 84% lit 84% 24 Waning Gibbous, 76% lit 76% 25 Waning Gibbous, 68% lit 68% 26 Waning Gibbous, 58% lit 58% 27Last Q Last Quarter, 49% lit 49%08:39 28 Waning Crescent, 39% lit 39% 29 Waning Crescent, 30% lit 30% 30 Waning Crescent, 22% lit 22% 31 Waning Crescent, 15% lit 15%

Exact phase times

August 1986 has four primary moon phases: the New Moon on August 5, the First Quarter on August 13, the Full Moon on August 19 and the Last Quarter on August 27.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
New MoonTuesday, August 5, 198618:36
First QuarterWednesday, August 13, 198602:22
Full MoonTuesday, August 19, 198618:54
Last QuarterWednesday, August 27, 198608:39

Tuesday, August 19, 1986: Sturgeon Moon, 371,417 km from Earth. Blue Moon (seasonal)

Full moons · 1986

Twelve full moons, one blue

26 Jan Wolf 24 Feb Snow 26 Mar Worm 24 Apr Pink total eclipse 23 May Flower Supermoon 22 Jun Straw­berry Supermoon 21 Jul Buck Supermoon 19 Aug Sturgeon Blue moon 18 Sept Harvest 17 Oct Hunter’s total eclipse 16 Nov Beaver Micromoon 16 Dec Cold Micromoon