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Moon phases August 2013

New moon
Tue 06 Aug
21:51 UTC
First quarter
Wed 14 Aug
10:56 UTC
Full · Sturgeon
Wed 21 Aug
01:45 UTC
Last quarter
Wed 28 Aug
09:35 UTC

In August 2013 the primary moon phases are the New Moon on Tuesday, August 6 at 21:51 UTC, the First Quarter on Wednesday, August 14 at 10:56 UTC, the Full Moon on Wednesday, August 21 at 01:45 UTC and the Last Quarter on Wednesday, August 28 at 09:35 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01 Waning Crescent, 25% lit 25% 02 Waning Crescent, 17% lit 17% 03 Waning Crescent, 11% lit 11% 04 Waning Crescent, 6% lit 6% 05 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 06New New Moon, 0% lit 0%21:51 07 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 08 Waxing Crescent, 3% lit 3% 09 Waxing Crescent, 7% lit 7% 10 Waxing Crescent, 13% lit 13% 11 Waxing Crescent, 20% lit 20% 12 Waxing Crescent, 29% lit 29% 13 Waxing Crescent, 40% lit 40% 14First Q First Quarter, 51% lit 51%10:56 15 Waxing Gibbous, 62% lit 62% 16 Waxing Gibbous, 73% lit 73% 17 Waxing Gibbous, 82% lit 82% 18 Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit 91% 19 Waxing Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 20 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 21Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%01:45 22 Waning Gibbous, 97% lit 97% 23 Waning Gibbous, 92% lit 92% 24 Waning Gibbous, 86% lit 86% 25 Waning Gibbous, 77% lit 77% 26 Waning Gibbous, 68% lit 68% 27 Waning Gibbous, 59% lit 59% 28Last Q Last Quarter, 49% lit 49%09:35 29 Waning Crescent, 40% lit 40% 30 Waning Crescent, 31% lit 31% 31 Waning Crescent, 22% lit 22%

Exact phase times

August 2013 has four primary moon phases: the New Moon on August 6, the First Quarter on August 14, the Full Moon on August 21 and the Last Quarter on August 28.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
New MoonTuesday, August 6, 201321:51
First QuarterWednesday, August 14, 201310:56
Full MoonWednesday, August 21, 201301:45
Last QuarterWednesday, August 28, 201309:35

Wednesday, August 21, 2013: Sturgeon Moon, 365,334 km from Earth. SupermoonBlue Moon (seasonal)

Full moons · 2013

Twelve full moons, one blue

27 Jan Wolf 25 Feb Snow 27 Mar Worm 25 Apr Pink partial eclipse 25 May Flower penumbral eclipse 23 Jun Straw­berry Supermoon 22 Jul Buck Supermoon 21 Aug Sturgeon Blue moon 19 Sept Harvest 18 Oct Hunter’s penumbral eclipse 17 Nov Beaver 17 Dec Cold Micromoon