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Moon phases August 2023

Full · Sturgeon
Tue 01 Aug
18:32 UTC
Last quarter
Tue 08 Aug
10:29 UTC
New moon
Wed 16 Aug
09:38 UTC
First quarter
Thu 24 Aug
09:57 UTC
Full · Blue
Thu 31 Aug
01:36 UTC

In August 2023 the primary moon phases are the Full Moon on Tuesday, August 1 at 18:32 UTC, the Last Quarter on Tuesday, August 8 at 10:29 UTC, the New Moon on Wednesday, August 16 at 09:38 UTC, the First Quarter on Thursday, August 24 at 09:57 UTC and the Full Moon on Thursday, August 31 at 01:36 UTC. The full moons are the Sturgeon Moon and the Blue Moon.

Exact phase times

August 2023 has five primary moon phases: the Full Moon on August 1, the Last Quarter on August 8, the New Moon on August 16, the First Quarter on August 24 and the Full Moon on August 31.

Tuesday, August 1, 2023: Sturgeon Moon, 357,519 km from Earth. Supermoon

Thursday, August 31, 2023: Blue Moon, 357,333 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the yearBlue Moon (monthly)

Full moons · 2023

Thirteen full moons, one blue