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The Moon on Saturday, August 5, 2028: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waning · 99.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 15°

Full Moon at

08:10UTC

Moon phase on August 5, 2028Full Moon

Saturday 5 August 2028402,399 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, August 5, 2028, the Moon will be a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happens at .

99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
402,399 km250,039 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (15°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Sturgeon Moon, 402,058 km from Earth. Micromoon

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 5, 2028 is on Saturday, August 5, 2028 at 08:10 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 22, 2028 at 03:02 UTC, 14 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, July 28, 202817:40
Full Moon (this day)Saturday, August 5, 202808:10
Last Quarter (after)Sunday, August 13, 202811:45

The Moon around August 5

More about this date

Saturday, August 5, 2028 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 22, 2028 to the new moon of August 20, 2028, a cycle of 29.32 days.