Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 26°
Full Moon at
20:21UTC
Moon phase on August 24, 1953Full Moon
On Monday, August 24, 1953, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.8 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.8 dMoon age
359,864 km223,609 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (26°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 359,160 km from Earth. SupermoonBlue Moon (seasonal)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 24, 1953 is on Monday, August 24, 1953 at 20:21 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 8, 1953 at 07:48 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, August 17, 1953 | 20:08 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, August 24, 1953 | 20:21 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, August 31, 1953 | 10:46 |
The Moon around August 24
More about this date
Monday, August 24, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 9, 1953 to the new moon of September 8, 1953, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1953, or the whole moon calendar 1953.
- The same date one year apart: 1952 · 1954.
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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.