Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 28°
Full Moon at
14:59UTC
Moon phase on August 23, 1983Full Moon
On Tuesday, August 23, 1983, 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
405,849 km252,183 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (28°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 405,750 km from Earth. MicromoonBlue Moon (seasonal)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 1983 is on Tuesday, August 23, 1983 at 14:59 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 7, 1983 at 02:35 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, August 15, 1983 | 12:47 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, August 23, 1983 | 14:59 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 31, 1983 | 11:22 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Tuesday, August 23, 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.
- 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.