Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 11°
Full Moon at
19:33UTC
Moon phase on August 8, 1949Full Moon
On Monday, August 8, 1949, 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
393,637 km244,595 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (12°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 394,680 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 8, 1949 is on Monday, August 8, 1949 at 19:33 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 25, 1949 at 19:33 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, August 1, 1949 | 12:58 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, August 8, 1949 | 19:33 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 16, 1949 | 22:59 |
The Moon around August 8
More about this date
Monday, August 8, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 25, 1949 to the new moon of August 24, 1949, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1949, or the whole moon calendar 1949.
- The same date one year apart: 1948 · 1950.
- 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.