Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 07°
Full Moon at
13:58UTC
Moon phase on August 31, 2012Full Moon
On Friday, August 31, 2012, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 13.8 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
13.8 dMoon age
384,953 km239,199 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (7°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 385,271 km from Earth. Blue Moon (monthly)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 2012 is on Friday, August 31, 2012 at 13:58 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 15:55 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, August 24, 2012 | 13:54 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, August 31, 2012 | 13:58 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 8, 2012 | 13:15 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Friday, August 31, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 17, 2012 to the new moon of September 16, 2012, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
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