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The Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 1928: Last Quarter, 53% lit

Waning · 52.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°

Last Quarter at

17:24UTC

Moon phase on August 8, 1928Last Quarter

Wednesday 8 August 1928370,393 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, August 8, 1928, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 52.7% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

52.7%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
370,393 km230,152 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (13°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 8, 1928 is on Wednesday, August 1, 1928 at 15:31 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 15, 1928 at 13:49 UTC, 7 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Wednesday, August 1, 192815:31
Last Quarter (this day)Wednesday, August 8, 192817:24
New Moon (after)Wednesday, August 15, 192813:49

The Moon around August 8

More about this date

Wednesday, August 8, 1928 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 17, 1928 to the new moon of August 15, 1928, a cycle of 29.38 days.