Waning · 66.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 15°
Moon age
19.9days
Moon phase on August 28, 2021Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, August 28, 2021, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 66.9% of its visible face lit, 19.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
66.9%Illumination at noon UTC
19.9 dMoon age
402,471 km250,084 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (16°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 28, 2021 is on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 12:02 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 00:52 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, August 22, 2021 | 12:02 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, August 30, 2021 | 07:13 |
The Moon around August 28
More about this date
Saturday, August 28, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 8, 2021 to the new moon of September 7, 2021, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2021, or the whole moon calendar 2021.
- The same date one year apart: 2020 · 2022.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.