Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 23°
Full Moon at
17:32UTC
Moon phase on August 19, 1948Full Moon
On Thursday, August 19, 1948, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.3 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.3 dMoon age
406,126 km252,355 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (24°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 406,244 km from Earth. MicromoonBlue Moon (seasonal)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 19, 1948 is on Thursday, August 19, 1948 at 17:32 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 5, 1948 at 04:13 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 11, 1948 | 19:40 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, August 19, 1948 | 17:32 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, August 27, 1948 | 18:46 |
The Moon around August 19
More about this date
Thursday, August 19, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 5, 1948 to the new moon of September 3, 1948, a cycle of 29.30 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1948, or the whole moon calendar 1948.
- The same date one year apart: 1947 · 1949.
- 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.