Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 06°
Full Moon at
19:30UTC
Moon phase on August 3, 1955Full Moon
On Wednesday, August 3, 1955, 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
396,252 km246,220 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (7°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 395,262 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 3, 1955 is on Wednesday, August 3, 1955 at 19:30 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 17, 1955 at 19:58 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 26, 1955 | 16:00 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, August 3, 1955 | 19:30 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 11, 1955 | 02:33 |
The Moon around August 3
More about this date
Wednesday, August 3, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 19, 1955 to the new moon of August 17, 1955, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1955, or the whole moon calendar 1955.
- The same date one year apart: 1954 · 1956.
- 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.