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Moon phases August 2015

Last quarter
Fri 07 Aug
02:03 UTC
New moon
Fri 14 Aug
14:54 UTC
First quarter
Sat 22 Aug
19:31 UTC
Full · Sturgeon
Sat 29 Aug
18:35 UTC

In August 2015 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Friday, August 7 at 02:03 UTC, the New Moon on Friday, August 14 at 14:54 UTC, the First Quarter on Saturday, August 22 at 19:31 UTC and the Full Moon on Saturday, August 29 at 18:35 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01 Waning Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 02 Waning Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 03 Waning Gibbous, 87% lit 87% 04 Waning Gibbous, 78% lit 78% 05 Waning Gibbous, 68% lit 68% 06 Waning Gibbous, 57% lit 57% 07Last Q Last Quarter, 46% lit 46%02:03 08 Waning Crescent, 35% lit 35% 09 Waning Crescent, 25% lit 25% 10 Waning Crescent, 17% lit 17% 11 Waning Crescent, 10% lit 10% 12 Waning Crescent, 5% lit 5% 13 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 14New New Moon, 0% lit 0%14:54 15 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 16 Waxing Crescent, 3% lit 3% 17 Waxing Crescent, 7% lit 7% 18 Waxing Crescent, 13% lit 13% 19 Waxing Crescent, 20% lit 20% 20 Waxing Crescent, 28% lit 28% 21 Waxing Crescent, 37% lit 37% 22First Q First Quarter, 47% lit 47%19:31 23 Waxing Gibbous, 57% lit 57% 24 Waxing Gibbous, 67% lit 67% 25 Waxing Gibbous, 77% lit 77% 26 Waxing Gibbous, 85% lit 85% 27 Waxing Gibbous, 93% lit 93% 28 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 29Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%18:35 30 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 31 Waning Gibbous, 96% lit 96%

Exact phase times

August 2015 has four primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on August 7, the New Moon on August 14, the First Quarter on August 22 and the Full Moon on August 29.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterFriday, August 7, 201502:03
New MoonFriday, August 14, 201514:54
First QuarterSaturday, August 22, 201519:31
Full MoonSaturday, August 29, 201518:35

Saturday, August 29, 2015: Sturgeon Moon, 358,981 km from Earth. Supermoon

Full moons · 2015

Thirteen full moons, one blue

05 Jan Wolf 03 Feb Snow Micromoon 05 Mar Worm Micromoon 04 Apr Pink total eclipse 04 May Flower 02 Jun Straw­berry 02 Jul Buck 31 Jul Blue Blue moon 29 Aug Sturgeon Supermoon 28 Sept Harvest total eclipse 27 Oct Hunter’s Supermoon 25 Nov Beaver Supermoon 25 Dec Cold