Waning · 0.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 26°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on August 28, 2011Waning Crescent
On Sunday, August 28, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.7% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.7%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
364,926 km226,755 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (26°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 28, 2011 is on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 18:58 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 29, 2011 at 03:04 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 21, 2011 | 21:55 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, August 29, 2011 | 03:04 |
The Moon around August 28
More about this date
Sunday, August 28, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 30, 2011 to the new moon of August 29, 2011, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
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