Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 05°
New Moon at
10:21UTC
Moon phase on August 28, 1954New Moon
On Saturday, August 28, 1954, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
392,694 km244,009 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (5°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 28, 1954 is on Saturday, August 14, 1954 at 11:03 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 28, 1954 at 10:21 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 21, 1954 | 04:51 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, August 28, 1954 | 10:21 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, September 5, 1954 | 12:29 |
The Moon around August 28
More about this date
Saturday, August 28, 1954 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 28, 1954 to the new moon of September 27, 1954, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1954, or the whole moon calendar 1954.
- The same date one year apart: 1953 · 1955.
- 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.