Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 19°
Full Moon at
21:17UTC
Moon phase on August 16, 2008Full Moon
On Saturday, August 16, 2008, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
390,593 km242,703 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (19°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 389,152 km from Earth. Partial lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 2008 is on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 21:17 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 19:58 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, August 8, 2008 | 20:20 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, August 16, 2008 | 21:17 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 23, 2008 | 23:50 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Saturday, August 16, 2008 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 1, 2008 to the new moon of August 30, 2008, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2008, or the whole moon calendar 2008.
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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.