Waxing · 1.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 13°
Moon age
1.1days
Moon phase on August 21, 2028Waxing Crescent
On Monday, August 21, 2028, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 1.8% of its visible face lit, 1.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.8%Illumination at noon UTC
1.1 dMoon age
358,164 km222,553 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (14°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 2028 is on Sunday, September 3, 2028 at 23:48 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 20, 2028 at 10:44 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, August 20, 2028 | 10:44 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 27, 2028 | 01:36 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Monday, August 21, 2028 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 20, 2028 to the new moon of September 18, 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.