Waning · 15.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 18°
Moon age
25.6days
Moon phase on August 28, 1951Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, August 28, 1951, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 15.1% of its visible face lit, 25.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
15.1%Illumination at noon UTC
25.6 dMoon age
403,899 km250,971 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (19°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 28, 1951 is on Friday, August 17, 1951 at 02:59 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 1, 1951 at 12:50 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, August 24, 1951 | 10:20 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, September 1, 1951 | 12:50 |
The Moon around August 28
More about this date
Tuesday, August 28, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 2, 1951 to the new moon of September 1, 1951, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1951, or the whole moon calendar 1951.
- The same date one year apart: 1950 · 1952.
- 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.