Waning · 99.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 08°
Full Moon at
03:13UTC
Moon phase on August 26, 1961Full Moon
On Saturday, August 26, 1961, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
357,749 km222,295 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (8°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 357,365 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the yearPartial lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 26, 1961 is on Saturday, August 26, 1961 at 03:13 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 10, 1961 at 02:50 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 19, 1961 | 10:51 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, August 26, 1961 | 03:13 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, September 1, 1961 | 23:05 |
The Moon around August 26
More about this date
Saturday, August 26, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 11, 1961 to the new moon of September 10, 1961, a cycle of 29.68 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1961, or the whole moon calendar 1961.
- The same date one year apart: 1960 · 1962.
- 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.