Waning · 99.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 28°
Full Moon at
02:59UTC
Moon phase on August 17, 1951Full Moon
On Friday, August 17, 1951, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.6 dMoon age
366,185 km227,537 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (29°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 364,968 km from Earth. SupermoonPenumbral lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1951 is on Friday, August 17, 1951 at 02:59 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 2, 1951 at 22:39 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, August 10, 1951 | 12:23 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, August 17, 1951 | 02:59 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, August 24, 1951 | 10:20 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Friday, August 17, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 2, 1951 to the new moon of September 1, 1951, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1951, or the whole moon calendar 1951.
- The same date one year apart: 1950 · 1952.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.