Waxing · 50.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 05°
First Quarter at
12:03UTC
Moon phase on August 28, 1952First Quarter
On Thursday, August 28, 1952, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.1% of its visible face lit, 7.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.9 dMoon age
380,177 km236,231 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (5°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 28, 1952 is on Thursday, September 4, 1952 at 03:19 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 20, 1952 at 15:20 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 20, 1952 | 15:20 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, August 28, 1952 | 12:03 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, September 4, 1952 | 03:19 |
The Moon around August 28
More about this date
Thursday, August 28, 1952 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 20, 1952 to the new moon of September 19, 1952, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1952, or the whole moon calendar 1952.
- The same date one year apart: 1951 · 1953.
- 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.