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The Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 2027: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waning · 100.0% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 26°

Full Moon at

07:29UTC

Moon phase on August 17, 2027Full Moon

Tuesday 17 August 2027404,844 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, August 17, 2027, the Moon will be a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happens at .

100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
404,844 km251,558 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (26°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Sturgeon Moon, 405,069 km from Earth. MicromoonPenumbral lunar eclipse

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 17, 2027 is on Tuesday, August 17, 2027 at 07:29 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 31, 2027 at 17:41 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Monday, August 9, 202704:54
Full Moon (this day)Tuesday, August 17, 202707:29
Last Quarter (after)Wednesday, August 25, 202702:27

The Moon around August 17

More about this date

Tuesday, August 17, 2027 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 2, 2027 to the new moon of August 31, 2027, a cycle of 29.32 days.