Waning · 22.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 07°
Moon age
24.5days
Moon phase on August 28, 1978Waning Crescent
On Monday, August 28, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 22.9% of its visible face lit, 24.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
22.9%Illumination at noon UTC
24.5 dMoon age
405,029 km251,674 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (8°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 28, 1978 is on Friday, August 18, 1978 at 10:14 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 2, 1978 at 16:09 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, August 25, 1978 | 12:18 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, September 2, 1978 | 16:09 |
The Moon around August 28
More about this date
Monday, August 28, 1978 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 4, 1978 to the new moon of September 2, 1978, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1978, or the whole moon calendar 1978.
- The same date one year apart: 1977 · 1979.
- 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.