Waning · 28.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 01°
Moon age
24.0days
Moon phase on August 28, 2024Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 28.2% of its visible face lit, 24.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
28.2%Illumination at noon UTC
24.0 dMoon age
386,518 km240,171 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (2°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 28, 2024 is on Monday, August 19, 2024 at 18:26 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 01:56 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, August 26, 2024 | 09:26 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, September 3, 2024 | 01:56 |
The Moon around August 28
More about this date
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 4, 2024 to the new moon of September 3, 2024, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2024, or the whole moon calendar 2024.
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