Full Moon August 2025 in Aquarius: the Sturgeon Moon
The full moon of August 2025 is exact on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 07:55 UTC, with the Moon at 17°00' Aquarius and the Sun at 16°59' Leo. Your time:
Status as of November 2, 2026: 449 days ago.
What time is the August 2025 full moon?
At 07:55 UTC on August 9, 2025, which is Sat, Aug 9, 03:55 AM in New York and Sat, Aug 9, 12:55 AM in Los Angeles.
What sign is the August 2025 full moon in?
Aquarius: the Moon is at 17°00' Aquarius, opposite the Sun at 16°59' Leo.
What is the August 2025 full moon called?
The Sturgeon Moon, the name given to August’s full moon in the North American naming tradition.
Is the August 2025 full moon a supermoon?
No: the Moon is 380,046 km away, closer than the 384,400 km average but outside the 360,000 km supermoon line; it is number 5 of 2025’s 12 full moons by closeness.
Is the August 2025 full moon an eclipse?
No: the Moon passes 2.73° south of the ecliptic, too far from the Sun–Earth line for Earth’s shadow to reach it.
When is the next full moon after August 2025?
On September 7, 2025 at 18:09 UTC, in Pisces.
Computed details, August 9, 2025
| Exact time (UTC) | August 9, 2025, 07:55 UTC Your time: |
|---|---|
| Moon | ♒︎ 17°00' Aquarius |
| Sun | ♌︎ 16°59' Leo |
| Name | Sturgeon Moon The name given to August’s full moon. |
| Distance from Earth | 380,046 km (−4,354 km) |
| Apparent size | 31.4 arcminutes |
| Nearest perigee | August 14, 2025, 17:58 UTC · 369,277 km 5 d 10 h after |
| Distance from the ecliptic | 2.73° south |
| Closeness rank | 5 of 12 (2025) |
| Since the previous full moon | 29 d 11 h |
Local clock readings
| Place | Local time |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Sat, Aug 9, 12:55 AM |
| New York | Sat, Aug 9, 03:55 AM |
| London | Sat, Aug 9, 08:55 AM |
| India | Sat, Aug 9, 01:25 PM |
| Sydney | Sat, Aug 9, 05:55 PM |
What a full moon in Aquarius means
With the Moon in Aquarius and the Sun in Leo, this full moon lights the Aquarius–Leo axis: what started at the new moon in Leo on July 24, 2025 comes to a head. Aquarius is a fixed air sign ruled by Uranus; its keywords: original, detached, humanitarian.
Feeling steps back and observes. People want the group, the idea, the principle, and a little distance from anyone who needs them too much. Good for friends, causes and clear thinking; cool for romance.
The instant is the same everywhere; only the clock reading changes. Distances are centre to centre. There is no official supermoon definition: here a supermoon is a full moon with the Moon within 360,000 km of Earth, a micromoon one beyond 405,000 km. Computed with astronomy-engine, tropical zodiac. Data: full-moon/2025.json (CC0 JSON).