Waning · 99.6% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 14°
Full Moon at
01:36UTC
Moon phase on August 31, 2023Full Moon
On Thursday, August 31, 2023, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
357,859 km222,363 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (14°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 357,333 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the yearBlue Moon (monthly)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 2023 is on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 01:36 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 15, 2023 at 01:40 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 24, 2023 | 09:57 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, August 31, 2023 | 01:36 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, September 6, 2023 | 22:21 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Thursday, August 31, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 16, 2023 to the new moon of September 15, 2023, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.