Waxing · 1.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 18°
Moon age
1.2days
Moon phase on August 28, 2022Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, August 28, 2022, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.5% of its visible face lit, 1.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.5%Illumination at noon UTC
1.2 dMoon age
393,957 km244,793 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (19°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 28, 2022 is on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 09:59 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at 08:17 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, August 27, 2022 | 08:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 3, 2022 | 18:08 |
The Moon around August 28
More about this date
Sunday, August 28, 2022 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 27, 2022 to the new moon of September 25, 2022, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2022, or the whole moon calendar 2022.
- The same date one year apart: 2021 · 2023.
- 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.