Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°
Full Moon at
20:09UTC
Moon phase on August 15, 1962Full Moon
On Wednesday, August 15, 1962, 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
363,255 km225,716 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (17°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 362,303 km from Earth. SupermoonPenumbral lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 15, 1962 is on Wednesday, August 15, 1962 at 20:09 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 30, 1962 at 03:09 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 8, 1962 | 15:55 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, August 15, 1962 | 20:09 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 22, 1962 | 10:26 |
The Moon around August 15
More about this date
Wednesday, August 15, 1962 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 31, 1962 to the new moon of August 30, 1962, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1962, or the whole moon calendar 1962.
- The same date one year apart: 1961 · 1963.
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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.