Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 09°
Full Moon at
19:42UTC
Moon phase on August 6, 1971Full Moon
On Friday, August 6, 1971, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
367,655 km228,450 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (9°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 366,560 km from Earth. SupermoonTotal lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 1971 is on Friday, August 6, 1971 at 19:42 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 20, 1971 at 22:54 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, July 30, 1971 | 11:07 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, August 6, 1971 | 19:42 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, August 13, 1971 | 10:55 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Friday, August 6, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 22, 1971 to the new moon of August 20, 1971, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
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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.