The figures
At 01:51 UTC on Friday, August 24, 2029 the Moon reaches 1°12' Pisces with the Sun opposite at 1°12' Virgo. The distance is 394,276 km, 9,876 km further out than the 384,400 km average — near enough to the mean that the apparent size is unremarkable. The degree, 1°12' Pisces, places it in the first decan of Pisces, on the axis that runs across to Virgo. It is the 16th of the 24 lunations dated for 2029, and the cycle it belongs to is set out in what a lunation is.
Exact time where you are
That instant — 01:51 UTC on August 24, 2029 — is one moment worldwide, and only the clock reading changes, with summer time applied wherever the local rule puts the date inside it.
| City | Local time | Local date |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 21:51 the day before | 23 August |
| Los Angeles | 18:51 the day before | 23 August |
| London | 02:51 | 24 August |
| Delhi | 07:21 | 24 August |
| Sydney | 11:51 | 24 August |
| Istanbul | 04:51 | 24 August |
Why it is called the Sturgeon Moon
The Sturgeon Moon is the traditional North American and European name for the full Moon of August, and in 2029 it falls on August 24, 2029 at 1°12' Pisces. Those names follow the calendar month rather than the zodiac, which is why the 2029 one lands in Pisces at 1°12' Pisces while other years put it elsewhere.
Which house it falls in for your sign
Counted from each sign as the first house, this full moon at 1°12' Pisces falls here:
| Sign | House | What that house covers |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 12th house | rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended |
| Taurus | 11th house | friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at |
| Gemini | 10th house | career, public standing and what you are known for |
| Cancer | 9th house | distance, study, belief, travel and the long view |
| Leo | 8th house | shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud |
| Virgo | 7th house | partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one |
| Libra | 6th house | work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life |
| Scorpio | 5th house | play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake |
| Sagittarius | 4th house | home, family, roots and private ground |
| Capricorn | 3rd house | conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information |
| Aquarius | 2nd house | money, possessions and what you consider yours |
| Pisces | 1st house | your own bearing, appearance and the first move |
A full moon in Pisces
Anything within a couple of degrees of 1°12' Pisces in a natal chart is contacted directly by this one, and so is anything near the same degree of Virgo, Gemini or Sagittarius, since those are the other three corners of the same cross.
What the full moon of August 24, 2029 marks is a position rather than an event: 1°12' Pisces, in the first decan, with the Sun at 1°12' Virgo. The house it occupies in your own chart matters more than the sign name, and the table above gives that house for 1°12' Pisces, sign by sign.
Where this one sits in the cycle
The lunation before this one fell 14 days earlier and the next follows 15 days after August 24, 2029.
- Before it: the new moon of August 10, 2029
- After it: the new moon of September 8, 2029
- The last full moon in Pisces: September 3, 2028
Questions people ask about this
What time is the full moon on August 24, 2029?
01:51 UTC on August 24, 2029; the table above converts that single instant to six local clocks.
What sign is this full moon in?
1°12' Pisces — the first decan. The chart reading for August 24, 2029 works from that degree rather than from the sign name on its own.
Is this a supermoon?
No: 394,276 km, which is 9,876 km off the average and not near enough to perigee to qualify.
Does a full moon cause anything?
No. On August 24, 2029 the Moon simply reaches 1°12' Pisces; what the chart gives is a position and a house, not an event.