Waning · 99.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 09°
Full Moon at
04:19UTC
Moon phase on August 28, 2026Full Moon
On Friday, August 28, 2026, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.8 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.8 dMoon age
389,223 km241,852 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (9°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 390,385 km from Earth. Partial lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 28, 2026 is on Friday, August 28, 2026 at 04:19 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 11, 2026 at 03:27 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 20, 2026 | 02:46 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, August 28, 2026 | 04:19 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, September 4, 2026 | 07:51 |
The Moon around August 28
More about this date
Friday, August 28, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 12, 2026 to the new moon of September 11, 2026, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2026, or the whole moon calendar 2026.
- The same date one year apart: 2025 · 2027.
- 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.