Waning · 7.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 03°
Moon age
26.8days
Moon phase on August 28, 1989Waning Crescent
On Monday, August 28, 1989, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.4% of its visible face lit, 26.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.8 dMoon age
390,363 km242,560 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (4°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 28, 1989 is on Thursday, August 17, 1989 at 03:07 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 31, 1989 at 05:45 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 23, 1989 | 18:40 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, August 31, 1989 | 05:45 |
The Moon around August 28
More about this date
Monday, August 28, 1989 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 1, 1989 to the new moon of August 31, 1989, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1989, or the whole moon calendar 1989.
- The same date one year apart: 1988 · 1990.
- 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.