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Moon phases August 2016

New moon
Tue 02 Aug
20:45 UTC
First quarter
Wed 10 Aug
18:21 UTC
Full · Sturgeon
Thu 18 Aug
09:27 UTC
Last quarter
Thu 25 Aug
03:41 UTC

In August 2016 the primary moon phases are the New Moon on Tuesday, August 2 at 20:45 UTC, the First Quarter on Wednesday, August 10 at 18:21 UTC, the Full Moon on Thursday, August 18 at 09:27 UTC and the Last Quarter on Thursday, August 25 at 03:41 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 02New New Moon, 0% lit 0%20:45 03 Waxing Crescent, 0% lit 0% 04 Waxing Crescent, 3% lit 3% 05 Waxing Crescent, 7% lit 7% 06 Waxing Crescent, 14% lit 14% 07 Waxing Crescent, 21% lit 21% 08 Waxing Crescent, 29% lit 29% 09 Waxing Crescent, 38% lit 38% 10First Q First Quarter, 48% lit 48%18:21 11 Waxing Gibbous, 57% lit 57% 12 Waxing Gibbous, 66% lit 66% 13 Waxing Gibbous, 75% lit 75% 14 Waxing Gibbous, 83% lit 83% 15 Waxing Gibbous, 90% lit 90% 16 Waxing Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 17 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 18Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%09:27 19 Waning Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 20 Waning Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 21 Waning Gibbous, 88% lit 88% 22 Waning Gibbous, 79% lit 79% 23 Waning Gibbous, 69% lit 69% 24 Waning Gibbous, 58% lit 58% 25Last Q Last Quarter, 46% lit 46%03:41 26 Waning Crescent, 35% lit 35% 27 Waning Crescent, 25% lit 25% 28 Waning Crescent, 16% lit 16% 29 Waning Crescent, 9% lit 9% 30 Waning Crescent, 4% lit 4% 31 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1%

Exact phase times

August 2016 has four primary moon phases: the New Moon on August 2, the First Quarter on August 10, the Full Moon on August 18 and the Last Quarter on August 25.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
New MoonTuesday, August 2, 201620:45
First QuarterWednesday, August 10, 201618:21
Full MoonThursday, August 18, 201609:27
Last QuarterThursday, August 25, 201603:41

Thursday, August 18, 2016: Sturgeon Moon, 374,093 km from Earth.

Full moons · 2016

Twelve full moons, one blue

24 Jan Wolf 22 Feb Snow 23 Mar Worm penumbral eclipse 22 Apr Pink Micromoon 21 May Flower Blue moon 20 Jun Straw­berry 19 Jul Buck 18 Aug Sturgeon 16 Sept Harvest penumbral eclipse 16 Oct Hunter’s Supermoon 14 Nov Beaver Supermoon 14 Dec Cold Supermoon