Waning · 99.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 15°
Full Moon at
03:28UTC
Moon phase on August 2, 2012Full Moon
On Thursday, August 2, 2012, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 14.3 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.3 dMoon age
376,043 km233,662 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (15°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 374,637 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 2, 2012 is on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 03:28 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 04:24 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, July 26, 2012 | 08:56 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, August 2, 2012 | 03:28 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 9, 2012 | 18:55 |
The Moon around August 2
More about this date
Thursday, August 2, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 19, 2012 to the new moon of August 17, 2012, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
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