Full Moon August 2027: the Sturgeon Moon on 17 August
The Sturgeon Moon is on .
283 days, 0 hours and 47 minutes until the exact phase.
Distance and flags
- Distance from Earth
- 405,069 km · a micromoon
- Size against the average distance
- smaller by 5.1% across the sky
- Lunar eclipse
- A penumbral lunar eclipse happens at this full Moon; it is not visible from the UK.
- Next year
Moonrise in London on Tue 17 Aug
- Moonrise
- 20:14
- Rises towards
- east-south-east · 106°
- Moonset
- 05:51
The disc looks full on the nights either side of the exact time, and a full Moon rises near sunset. Moonrise and moonset for other places and dates.
What the Sturgeon Moon means
Sturgeon Moon is the widely used August label and is associated with fishing seasons around the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. It is a regional name that entered the modern almanac list, alongside many alternatives.
UK nights are darkening quickly again, giving the August full Moon more time in a properly dark sky.
Watching it from the UK. Watch for the Moon rising through late-summer haze, then compare its colour after it climbs clear of the horizon. A low Moon can look larger or warmer because of perspective and the atmosphere, not because its phase changed.
Moon names come from almanac traditions and differ between sources; the seasons are northern-hemisphere ones. NASA's Moon phase guide.
Full Moon August dates, 2027–2029
| Year | Date and time · Europe/London | Name | Distance | Calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Sturgeon Moon | 405,069 km · micromoon | All phases | |
| 2028 | Sturgeon Moon | 402,058 km | All phases | |
| 2029 | Sturgeon Moon | 394,267 km | — |
Other names for the August full Moon
- Popular almanac
- Sturgeon Moon
- Old English
- Weed Moon
- Celtic revival
- Dispute Moon