Waning · 39.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 17°
Moon age
22.7days
Moon phase on August 28, 1986Waning Crescent
On Thursday, August 28, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 39.4% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
39.4%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
404,360 km251,257 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (17°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 28, 1986 is on Tuesday, August 19, 1986 at 18:54 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 4, 1986 at 07:11 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 27, 1986 | 08:39 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, September 4, 1986 | 07:11 |
The Moon around August 28
More about this date
Thursday, August 28, 1986 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 5, 1986 to the new moon of September 4, 1986, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1986, or the whole moon calendar 1986.
- The same date one year apart: 1985 · 1987.
- 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.