Waning · 5.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 28°
Moon age
27.4days
Moon phase on August 18, 2028Waning Crescent
On Friday, August 18, 2028, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 5.5% of its visible face lit, 27.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.5%Illumination at noon UTC
27.4 dMoon age
364,540 km226,514 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (29°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 18, 2028 is on Saturday, August 5, 2028 at 08:10 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 20, 2028 at 10:44 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 13, 2028 | 11:45 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, August 20, 2028 | 10:44 |
The Moon around August 18
More about this date
Friday, August 18, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2028, or the whole moon calendar 2028.
- The same date one year apart: 2027 · 2029.
- 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.