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Moon phases August 2021

New moon
Sun 08 Aug
13:50 UTC
First quarter
Sun 15 Aug
15:20 UTC
Full · Sturgeon
Sun 22 Aug
12:02 UTC
Last quarter
Mon 30 Aug
07:13 UTC

In August 2021 the primary moon phases are the New Moon on Sunday, August 8 at 13:50 UTC, the First Quarter on Sunday, August 15 at 15:20 UTC, the Full Moon on Sunday, August 22 at 12:02 UTC and the Last Quarter on Monday, August 30 at 07:13 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01 Waning Crescent, 41% lit 41% 02 Waning Crescent, 32% lit 32% 03 Waning Crescent, 24% lit 24% 04 Waning Crescent, 16% lit 16% 05 Waning Crescent, 10% lit 10% 06 Waning Crescent, 5% lit 5% 07 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 08New New Moon, 0% lit 0%13:50 09 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 10 Waxing Crescent, 4% lit 4% 11 Waxing Crescent, 10% lit 10% 12 Waxing Crescent, 17% lit 17% 13 Waxing Crescent, 27% lit 27% 14 Waxing Crescent, 37% lit 37% 15First Q First Quarter, 49% lit 49%15:20 16 Waxing Gibbous, 60% lit 60% 17 Waxing Gibbous, 71% lit 71% 18 Waxing Gibbous, 81% lit 81% 19 Waxing Gibbous, 89% lit 89% 20 Waxing Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 21 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 22Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%12:02 23 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 24 Waning Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 25 Waning Gibbous, 90% lit 90% 26 Waning Gibbous, 83% lit 83% 27 Waning Gibbous, 76% lit 76% 28 Waning Gibbous, 67% lit 67% 29 Waning Gibbous, 58% lit 58% 30Last Q Last Quarter, 48% lit 48%07:13 31 Waning Crescent, 39% lit 39%

Exact phase times

August 2021 has four primary moon phases: the New Moon on August 8, the First Quarter on August 15, the Full Moon on August 22 and the Last Quarter on August 30.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
New MoonSunday, August 8, 202113:50
First QuarterSunday, August 15, 202115:20
Full MoonSunday, August 22, 202112:02
Last QuarterMonday, August 30, 202107:13

Sunday, August 22, 2021: Sturgeon Moon, 379,224 km from Earth. Blue Moon (seasonal)

Full moons · 2021

Twelve full moons, one blue

28 Jan Wolf 27 Feb Snow 28 Mar Worm Supermoon 27 Apr Pink Supermoon 26 May Flower total eclipse 24 Jun Straw­berry Supermoon 24 Jul Buck 22 Aug Sturgeon Blue moon 20 Sept Harvest 20 Oct Hunter’s 19 Nov Beaver partial eclipse 19 Dec Cold Micromoon