Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 05°
Full Moon at
16:34UTC
Moon phase on August 31, 1947Full Moon
On Sunday, August 31, 1947, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
399,577 km248,286 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (5°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 399,066 km from Earth. Blue Moon (monthly)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1947 is on Sunday, August 31, 1947 at 16:34 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 14, 1947 at 19:28 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 23, 1947 | 12:40 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Sunday, August 31, 1947 | 16:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, September 8, 1947 | 03:57 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Sunday, August 31, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 16, 1947 to the new moon of September 14, 1947, a cycle of 29.34 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.