Waning · 99.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 14°
Full Moon at
01:50UTC
Moon phase on August 2, 1947Full Moon
On Saturday, August 2, 1947, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 15.3 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.3 dMoon age
404,395 km251,279 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (14°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 404,974 km from Earth. Micromoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 2, 1947 is on Saturday, August 2, 1947 at 01:50 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 16, 1947 at 11:12 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, July 24, 1947 | 22:54 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, August 2, 1947 | 01:50 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 9, 1947 | 20:22 |
The Moon around August 2
More about this date
Saturday, August 2, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 18, 1947 to the new moon of August 16, 1947, a cycle of 29.29 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- 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.