Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 02°
Full Moon at
17:52UTC
Moon phase on August 28, 1996Full Moon
On Wednesday, August 28, 1996, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
359,349 km223,289 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (2°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 359,760 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 28, 1996 is on Wednesday, August 28, 1996 at 17:52 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 14, 1996 at 07:34 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 22, 1996 | 03:37 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, August 28, 1996 | 17:52 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, September 4, 1996 | 19:06 |
The Moon around August 28
More about this date
Wednesday, August 28, 1996 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 14, 1996 to the new moon of September 12, 1996, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1996, or the whole moon calendar 1996.
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