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The Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 1982: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 06°

Full Moon at

22:34UTC

Moon phase on August 4, 1982Full Moon

Wednesday 4 August 1982401,830 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, August 4, 1982, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.7 dMoon age
401,830 km249,685 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (7°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Sturgeon Moon, 400,826 km from Earth.

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 4, 1982 is on Wednesday, August 4, 1982 at 22:34 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 19, 1982 at 02:45 UTC, 15 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, July 27, 198218:22
Full Moon (this day)Wednesday, August 4, 198222:34
Last Quarter (after)Thursday, August 12, 198211:09

The Moon around August 4

More about this date

Wednesday, August 4, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 20, 1982 to the new moon of August 19, 1982, a cycle of 29.33 days.