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Moon phases August 2006

First quarter
Wed 02 Aug
08:46 UTC
Full · Sturgeon
Wed 09 Aug
10:54 UTC
Last quarter
Wed 16 Aug
01:51 UTC
New moon
Wed 23 Aug
19:10 UTC
First quarter
Thu 31 Aug
22:57 UTC

In August 2006 the primary moon phases are the First Quarter on Wednesday, August 2 at 08:46 UTC, the Full Moon on Wednesday, August 9 at 10:54 UTC, the Last Quarter on Wednesday, August 16 at 01:51 UTC, the New Moon on Wednesday, August 23 at 19:10 UTC and the First Quarter on Thursday, August 31 at 22:57 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01 Waxing Crescent, 42% lit 42% 02First Q First Quarter, 51% lit 51%08:46 03 Waxing Gibbous, 61% lit 61% 04 Waxing Gibbous, 71% lit 71% 05 Waxing Gibbous, 80% lit 80% 06 Waxing Gibbous, 88% lit 88% 07 Waxing Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 08 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 09Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%10:54 10 Waning Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 11 Waning Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 12 Waning Gibbous, 87% lit 87% 13 Waning Gibbous, 78% lit 78% 14 Waning Gibbous, 68% lit 68% 15 Waning Gibbous, 57% lit 57% 16Last Q Last Quarter, 46% lit 46%01:51 17 Waning Crescent, 35% lit 35% 18 Waning Crescent, 25% lit 25% 19 Waning Crescent, 17% lit 17% 20 Waning Crescent, 10% lit 10% 21 Waning Crescent, 5% lit 5% 22 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 23New New Moon, 0% lit 0%19:10 24 Waxing Crescent, 0% lit 0% 25 Waxing Crescent, 3% lit 3% 26 Waxing Crescent, 6% lit 6% 27 Waxing Crescent, 12% lit 12% 28 Waxing Crescent, 19% lit 19% 29 Waxing Crescent, 27% lit 27% 30 Waxing Crescent, 36% lit 36% 31First Q First Quarter, 45% lit 45%22:57

Exact phase times

August 2006 has five primary moon phases: the First Quarter on August 2, the Full Moon on August 9, the Last Quarter on August 16, the New Moon on August 23 and the First Quarter on August 31.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
First QuarterWednesday, August 2, 200608:46
Full MoonWednesday, August 9, 200610:54
Last QuarterWednesday, August 16, 200601:51
New MoonWednesday, August 23, 200619:10
First QuarterThursday, August 31, 200622:57

Wednesday, August 9, 2006: Sturgeon Moon, 361,247 km from Earth. Supermoon

Full moons · 2006

Twelve full moons, four super

14 Jan Wolf Micromoon 13 Feb Snow Micromoon 14 Mar Worm penumbral eclipse 13 Apr Pink 13 May Flower 11 Jun Straw­berry 11 Jul Buck 09 Aug Sturgeon Supermoon 07 Sept Corn partial eclipse 07 Oct Harvest Supermoon 05 Nov Beaver Supermoon 05 Dec Cold