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Moon phases August 2002

Last quarter
Thu 01 Aug
10:22 UTC
New moon
Thu 08 Aug
19:15 UTC
First quarter
Thu 15 Aug
10:12 UTC
Full · Sturgeon
Thu 22 Aug
22:29 UTC
Last quarter
Sat 31 Aug
02:31 UTC

In August 2002 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Thursday, August 1 at 10:22 UTC, the New Moon on Thursday, August 8 at 19:15 UTC, the First Quarter on Thursday, August 15 at 10:12 UTC, the Full Moon on Thursday, August 22 at 22:29 UTC and the Last Quarter on Saturday, August 31 at 02:31 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01Last Q Last Quarter, 49% lit 49%10:22 02 Waning Crescent, 40% lit 40% 03 Waning Crescent, 30% lit 30% 04 Waning Crescent, 21% lit 21% 05 Waning Crescent, 13% lit 13% 06 Waning Crescent, 7% lit 7% 07 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 08New New Moon, 0% lit 0%19:15 09 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 10 Waxing Crescent, 4% lit 4% 11 Waxing Crescent, 10% lit 10% 12 Waxing Crescent, 19% lit 19% 13 Waxing Crescent, 29% lit 29% 14 Waxing Crescent, 40% lit 40% 15First Q First Quarter, 51% lit 51%10:12 16 Waxing Gibbous, 62% lit 62% 17 Waxing Gibbous, 72% lit 72% 18 Waxing Gibbous, 81% lit 81% 19 Waxing Gibbous, 88% lit 88% 20 Waxing Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 21 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 22Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%22:29 23 Waning Gibbous, 100% lit 100% 24 Waning Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 25 Waning Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 26 Waning Gibbous, 89% lit 89% 27 Waning Gibbous, 82% lit 82% 28 Waning Gibbous, 74% lit 74% 29 Waning Gibbous, 65% lit 65% 30 Waning Gibbous, 56% lit 56% 31Last Q Last Quarter, 46% lit 46%02:31

Exact phase times

August 2002 has five primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on August 1, the New Moon on August 8, the First Quarter on August 15, the Full Moon on August 22 and the Last Quarter on August 31.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterThursday, August 1, 200210:22
New MoonThursday, August 8, 200219:15
First QuarterThursday, August 15, 200210:12
Full MoonThursday, August 22, 200222:29
Last QuarterSaturday, August 31, 200202:31

Thursday, August 22, 2002: Sturgeon Moon, 400,101 km from Earth. Blue Moon (seasonal)

Full moons · 2002

Twelve full moons, one blue

28 Jan Wolf Supermoon 27 Feb Snow Supermoon 28 Mar Worm Supermoon 27 Apr Pink Supermoon 26 May Flower penumbral eclipse 24 Jun Straw­berry penumbral eclipse 24 Jul Buck 22 Aug Sturgeon Blue moon 21 Sept Harvest Micromoon 21 Oct Hunter’s Micromoon 20 Nov Beaver penumbral eclipse 19 Dec Cold