Waning · 99.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 14°
Full Moon at
03:57UTC
Moon phase on August 3, 1974Full Moon
On Saturday, August 3, 1974, 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
406,279 km252,450 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (14°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 406,340 km from Earth. Micromoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 3, 1974 is on Saturday, August 3, 1974 at 03:57 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 17, 1974 at 19:02 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, July 26, 1974 | 03:51 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, August 3, 1974 | 03:57 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 11, 1974 | 02:46 |
The Moon around August 3
More about this date
Saturday, August 3, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 19, 1974 to the new moon of August 17, 1974, a cycle of 29.29 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
- 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.