Wondering when were the full moons in 1983? Here’s the Full Moon Calendar 1983 to help you go back and look at the year’s 12 full moons, seasonal blue moon, solstices, equinoxes, and full moon eclipses.
Full Moon Calendar 1983
In 1983, there were 12 full moons on the calendar. None of the months had more than one full moon so there were no calendar blue moons during 1983. There was a seasonal blue moon during 1983.
During the Summer 1983 season there were four full moons. As a result, the August 1983 full moon was considered a seasonal full moon.
As part of the June 1983 full moon there was a partial lunar full moon eclipse. During the December full moon was a penumbral lunar eclipse.
The dates and times are provided by NASA in Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) for part of the year. Also below is the Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) time. This was previously referred to at Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
| Month | Day of the week | Full Moon 1983 Date | UTC Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Wednesday | January 28, 1983 17:26 EST | 22:26 UTC |
| February | Sunday | February 27, 1983 03:58 EST | 08:58 UTC |
| March | Monday | March 28, 1983 15:27 EST | 20:27 UTC |
| April | Wednesday | April 27, 1983 02:31 EST | 07:31 UTC |
| May | Thursday | May 26, 1983 14:48 EST | 19:48 UTC |
| June | Saturday | June 25, 1983 4:32 EST | 09:32 UTC |
| July | Sunday | July 24, 1983 19:27 EST | 00:27 UTC (July 25, 1983) |
| August | Tuesday | August 23, 1983 10:59 EST | 15:59 UTC |
| September | Thursday | September 22, 1983 02:36 EST | 07:36 UTC |
| October | Friday | October 21, 1983 17:53 EST | 22:53 UTC |
| November | Sunday | November 20, 1983 07:29 EST | 12:29 UTC |
| December | Monday | December 19, 1983 21:00 EST | 02:00 UTC (December 20, 1983) |
1983 Equinoxes and Solstices
Below are the dates for the equinoxes and solstices from 1983. None of the equinoxes or solstices fell on the same date as one of the full moons.
During the Summer 1983 there were four full moons. All of the other seasons had three full moons. The August 1983 full moon was the third full moon of the season and considered to be a seasonal full moon.
| Month | Equinox/Solstice | 1983 Date | UTC Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| March | Vernal Equinox (Spring) | March 21, 1983 00:38 EST | 05:38 UTC |
| June | Summer Solstice | June 21, 1983 19:08 EST | 00:08 UTC (June 22, 1983) |
| September | Autumn Equinox | September 23, 1983 10:41 EST | 15:41 UTC |
| December | Winter Solstice | December 22, 1983 05:30 EST | 10:30 UTC |
