Waxing · 49.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 21°
First Quarter at
12:47UTC
Moon phase on August 15, 1983First Quarter
On Monday, August 15, 1983, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.8% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.8%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
386,664 km240,262 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (22°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 15, 1983 is on Tuesday, August 23, 1983 at 14:59 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 8, 1983 at 19:18 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 8, 1983 | 19:18 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, August 15, 1983 | 12:47 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 23, 1983 | 14:59 |
The Moon around August 15
More about this date
Monday, August 15, 1983 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 8, 1983 to the new moon of September 7, 1983, a cycle of 29.30 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1983, or the whole moon calendar 1983.
- The same date one year apart: 1982 · 1984.
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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.