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Moon phases August 2017

Full · Sturgeon
Mon 07 Aug
18:11 UTC
Last quarter
Tue 15 Aug
01:15 UTC
New moon
Mon 21 Aug
18:30 UTC
First quarter
Tue 29 Aug
08:13 UTC

In August 2017 the primary moon phases are the Full Moon on Monday, August 7 at 18:11 UTC, the Last Quarter on Tuesday, August 15 at 01:15 UTC, the New Moon on Monday, August 21 at 18:30 UTC and the First Quarter on Tuesday, August 29 at 08:13 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01 Waxing Gibbous, 68% lit 68% 02 Waxing Gibbous, 76% lit 76% 03 Waxing Gibbous, 84% lit 84% 04 Waxing Gibbous, 90% lit 90% 05 Waxing Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 06 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 07Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%18:11 08 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 09 Waning Gibbous, 97% lit 97% 10 Waning Gibbous, 92% lit 92% 11 Waning Gibbous, 86% lit 86% 12 Waning Gibbous, 77% lit 77% 13 Waning Gibbous, 67% lit 67% 14 Waning Gibbous, 56% lit 56% 15Last Q Last Quarter, 45% lit 45%01:15 16 Waning Crescent, 34% lit 34% 17 Waning Crescent, 23% lit 23% 18 Waning Crescent, 14% lit 14% 19 Waning Crescent, 7% lit 7% 20 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 21New New Moon, 0% lit 0%18:30 22 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 23 Waxing Crescent, 4% lit 4% 24 Waxing Crescent, 9% lit 9% 25 Waxing Crescent, 16% lit 16% 26 Waxing Crescent, 24% lit 24% 27 Waxing Crescent, 33% lit 33% 28 Waxing Crescent, 42% lit 42% 29First Q First Quarter, 52% lit 52%08:13 30 Waxing Gibbous, 61% lit 61% 31 Waxing Gibbous, 70% lit 70%

Exact phase times

August 2017 has four primary moon phases: the Full Moon on August 7, the Last Quarter on August 15, the New Moon on August 21 and the First Quarter on August 29.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Full MoonMonday, August 7, 201718:11
Last QuarterTuesday, August 15, 201701:15
New MoonMonday, August 21, 201718:30
First QuarterTuesday, August 29, 201708:13

Monday, August 7, 2017: Sturgeon Moon, 394,779 km from Earth. Partial lunar eclipse

Full moons · 2017

Twelve full moons, three super

12 Jan Wolf Supermoon 11 Feb Snow penumbral eclipse 12 Mar Worm 11 Apr Pink 10 May Flower Micromoon 09 Jun Straw­berry Micromoon 09 Jul Buck Micromoon 07 Aug Sturgeon partial eclipse 06 Sept Corn 05 Oct Harvest 04 Nov Beaver Supermoon 03 Dec Cold Supermoon