Waxing · 94.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 07°
Moon age
12.0days
Moon phase on August 28, 1966Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, August 28, 1966, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 94.2% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
94.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
402,404 km250,042 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (7°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 28, 1966 is on Wednesday, August 31, 1966 at 00:14 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 16, 1966 at 11:48 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 23, 1966 | 03:02 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 31, 1966 | 00:14 |
The Moon around August 28
More about this date
Sunday, August 28, 1966 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 16, 1966 to the new moon of September 14, 1966, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1966, or the whole moon calendar 1966.
- The same date one year apart: 1965 · 1967.
- 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.