Waning · 100.0% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 26°
Full Moon at
10:56UTC
Moon phase on August 18, 1997Full Moon
On Monday, August 18, 1997, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 15.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
15.2 dMoon age
358,488 km222,754 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (26°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 358,549 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 18, 1997 is on Monday, August 18, 1997 at 10:56 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, September 1, 1997 at 23:52 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, August 11, 1997 | 12:43 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, August 18, 1997 | 10:56 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, August 25, 1997 | 02:24 |
The Moon around August 18
More about this date
Monday, August 18, 1997 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 3, 1997 to the new moon of September 1, 1997, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1997, or the whole moon calendar 1997.
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