Waning · 100.0% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 27°
Full Moon at
09:27UTC
Moon phase on August 18, 2016Full Moon
On Thursday, August 18, 2016, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 15.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
15.6 dMoon age
373,695 km232,203 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (27°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 374,093 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 18, 2016 is on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 09:27 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 09:03 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 10, 2016 | 18:21 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, August 18, 2016 | 09:27 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 25, 2016 | 03:41 |
The Moon around August 18
More about this date
Thursday, August 18, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 2, 2016 to the new moon of September 1, 2016, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
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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.