Waning · 99.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 26°
Full Moon at
02:17UTC
Moon phase on August 14, 1973Full Moon
On Tuesday, August 14, 1973, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
395,101 km245,504 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (26°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 396,362 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 14, 1973 is on Tuesday, August 14, 1973 at 02:17 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 28, 1973 at 03:25 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 5, 1973 | 22:27 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, August 14, 1973 | 02:17 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 21, 1973 | 10:22 |
The Moon around August 14
More about this date
Tuesday, August 14, 1973 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 29, 1973 to the new moon of August 28, 1973, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1973, or the whole moon calendar 1973.
- The same date one year apart: 1972 · 1974.
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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.