Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 29°
Full Moon at
12:02UTC
Moon phase on August 22, 2021Full Moon
On Sunday, August 22, 2021, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 13.9 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
13.9 dMoon age
379,217 km235,635 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (30°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 379,224 km from Earth. Blue Moon (seasonal)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 22, 2021 is on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 12:02 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at 13:50 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 15, 2021 | 15:20 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Sunday, August 22, 2021 | 12:02 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, August 30, 2021 | 07:13 |
The Moon around August 22
More about this date
Sunday, August 22, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 8, 2021 to the new moon of September 7, 2021, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2021, or the whole moon calendar 2021.
- The same date one year apart: 2020 · 2022.
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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.