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The Moon on Tuesday, August 19, 1986: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 22°

Full Moon at

18:54UTC

Moon phase on August 19, 1986Full Moon

Tuesday 19 August 1986370,412 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, August 19, 1986, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 13.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
13.7 dMoon age
370,412 km230,163 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (22°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Sturgeon Moon, 371,417 km from Earth. Blue Moon (seasonal)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 19, 1986 is on Tuesday, August 19, 1986 at 18:54 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 5, 1986 at 18:36 UTC, 14 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, August 13, 198602:22
Full Moon (this day)Tuesday, August 19, 198618:54
Last Quarter (after)Wednesday, August 27, 198608:39

The Moon around August 19

More about this date

Tuesday, August 19, 1986 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 5, 1986 to the new moon of September 4, 1986, a cycle of 29.52 days.