Waxing · 69.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°
Moon age
9.4days
Moon phase on August 28, 1982Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, August 28, 1982, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 69.5% of its visible face lit, 9.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
69.5%Illumination at noon UTC
9.4 dMoon age
404,486 km251,336 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (28°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 28, 1982 is on Friday, September 3, 1982 at 12:28 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 19, 1982 at 02:45 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 26, 1982 | 09:50 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, September 3, 1982 | 12:28 |
The Moon around August 28
More about this date
Saturday, August 28, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 19, 1982 to the new moon of September 17, 1982, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1982, or the whole moon calendar 1982.
- The same date one year apart: 1981 · 1983.
- 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.