Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 20°
Full Moon at
16:37UTC
Moon phase on August 15, 1981Full Moon
On Saturday, August 15, 1981, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.3 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.3 dMoon age
382,573 km237,719 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (20°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 381,806 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 15, 1981 is on Saturday, August 15, 1981 at 16:37 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 29, 1981 at 14:44 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, August 7, 1981 | 19:26 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, August 15, 1981 | 16:37 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 22, 1981 | 14:16 |
The Moon around August 15
More about this date
Saturday, August 15, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 31, 1981 to the new moon of August 29, 1981, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1981, or the whole moon calendar 1981.
- The same date one year apart: 1980 · 1982.
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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.