Waning · 99.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 07°
Full Moon at
03:46UTC
Moon phase on August 26, 1942Full Moon
On Wednesday, August 26, 1942, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
371,108 km230,596 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (7°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 369,834 km from Earth. Total lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 26, 1942 is on Wednesday, August 26, 1942 at 03:46 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 12, 1942 at 02:28 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 19, 1942 | 11:31 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, August 26, 1942 | 03:46 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, September 2, 1942 | 15:42 |
The Moon around August 26
More about this date
Wednesday, August 26, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 12, 1942 to the new moon of September 10, 1942, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1942, or the whole moon calendar 1942.
- The same date one year apart: 1941 · 1943.
- 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.