Waxing · 32.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 08°
Moon age
5.9days
Moon phase on August 21, 1928Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, August 21, 1928, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 32.9% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
32.9%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
402,066 km249,832 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (8°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1928 is on Friday, August 31, 1928 at 02:34 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 15, 1928 at 13:49 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 15, 1928 | 13:49 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 23, 1928 | 08:21 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Tuesday, August 21, 1928 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 15, 1928 to the new moon of September 14, 1928, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1928, or the whole moon calendar 1928.
- The same date one year apart: 1927 · 1929.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.