Waxing · 51.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 01°
First Quarter at
08:21UTC
Moon phase on August 23, 1928First Quarter
On Thursday, August 23, 1928, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.6% of its visible face lit, 7.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.9 dMoon age
404,027 km251,051 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (2°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 1928 is on Friday, August 31, 1928 at 02:34 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 15, 1928 at 13:49 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 15, 1928 | 13:49 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, August 23, 1928 | 08:21 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, August 31, 1928 | 02:34 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Thursday, August 23, 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.