Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 19°
Full Moon at
23:03UTC
Moon phase on August 17, 1940Full Moon
On Saturday, August 17, 1940, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 13.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
13.7 dMoon age
398,215 km247,439 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (19°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 399,477 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1940 is on Saturday, August 17, 1940 at 23:03 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 3, 1940 at 20:09 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 10, 1940 | 12:00 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, August 17, 1940 | 23:03 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, August 26, 1940 | 03:33 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Saturday, August 17, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 3, 1940 to the new moon of September 2, 1940, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1940, or the whole moon calendar 1940.
- The same date one year apart: 1939 · 1941.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.