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Moon phases August 2012

Full · Sturgeon
Thu 02 Aug
03:28 UTC
Last quarter
Thu 09 Aug
18:55 UTC
New moon
Fri 17 Aug
15:55 UTC
First quarter
Fri 24 Aug
13:54 UTC
Full · Blue
Fri 31 Aug
13:58 UTC

In August 2012 the primary moon phases are the Full Moon on Thursday, August 2 at 03:28 UTC, the Last Quarter on Thursday, August 9 at 18:55 UTC, the New Moon on Friday, August 17 at 15:55 UTC, the First Quarter on Friday, August 24 at 13:54 UTC and the Full Moon on Friday, August 31 at 13:58 UTC. The full moons are the Sturgeon Moon and the Blue Moon.

01 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 02Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%03:28 03 Waning Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 04 Waning Gibbous, 93% lit 93% 05 Waning Gibbous, 87% lit 87% 06 Waning Gibbous, 80% lit 80% 07 Waning Gibbous, 71% lit 71% 08 Waning Gibbous, 62% lit 62% 09Last Q Last Quarter, 53% lit 53%18:55 10 Waning Crescent, 43% lit 43% 11 Waning Crescent, 34% lit 34% 12 Waning Crescent, 25% lit 25% 13 Waning Crescent, 18% lit 18% 14 Waning Crescent, 11% lit 11% 15 Waning Crescent, 5% lit 5% 16 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 17New New Moon, 0% lit 0%15:55 18 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 19 Waxing Crescent, 4% lit 4% 20 Waxing Crescent, 10% lit 10% 21 Waxing Crescent, 18% lit 18% 22 Waxing Crescent, 27% lit 27% 23 Waxing Crescent, 38% lit 38% 24First Q First Quarter, 49% lit 49%13:54 25 Waxing Gibbous, 61% lit 61% 26 Waxing Gibbous, 71% lit 71% 27 Waxing Gibbous, 81% lit 81% 28 Waxing Gibbous, 89% lit 89% 29 Waxing Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 30 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 31Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%13:58

Exact phase times

August 2012 has five primary moon phases: the Full Moon on August 2, the Last Quarter on August 9, the New Moon on August 17, the First Quarter on August 24 and the Full Moon on August 31.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Full MoonThursday, August 2, 201203:28
Last QuarterThursday, August 9, 201218:55
New MoonFriday, August 17, 201215:55
First QuarterFriday, August 24, 201213:54
Full MoonFriday, August 31, 201213:58

Thursday, August 2, 2012: Sturgeon Moon, 374,637 km from Earth.

Friday, August 31, 2012: Blue Moon, 385,271 km from Earth. Blue Moon (monthly)

Full moons · 2012

Thirteen full moons, one blue

09 Jan Wolf 07 Feb Snow 08 Mar Worm Supermoon 06 Apr Pink Supermoon 06 May Flower Supermoon 04 Jun Straw­berry partial eclipse 03 Jul Buck Supermoon 02 Aug Sturgeon 31 Aug Blue Blue moon 30 Sept Harvest 29 Oct Hunter’s Micromoon 28 Nov Beaver penumbral eclipse 28 Dec Cold Micromoon