Waning · 99.6% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 04°
Full Moon at
01:45UTC
Moon phase on August 21, 2013Full Moon
On Wednesday, August 21, 2013, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 14.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
14.6 dMoon age
366,753 km227,890 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (4°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 365,334 km from Earth. SupermoonBlue Moon (seasonal)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 2013 is on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 01:45 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 21:51 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 14, 2013 | 10:56 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, August 21, 2013 | 01:45 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 28, 2013 | 09:35 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 6, 2013 to the new moon of September 5, 2013, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2013, or the whole moon calendar 2013.
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