Daily phases · UK local time

August 2028 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout August 2028, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during August 2028

At 12:00 local time on 1 August, the Moon is a waxing gibbous at 86% illumination and is waxing. By 31 August, it is a waxing gibbous at 89% illumination and is waxing.

This civil month contains 4 exact principal phase events. Daily values represent the Moon at local noon; event rows below retain their precise astronomical times.

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August 2028

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for August 2028; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1Waxing Gibbous86%Age 10.3 dSelected date	2Waxing Gibbous92%Age 11.3 d	3Full Moon97%Age 12.3 d	4Full Moon99%Age 13.3 d	5Full Moon100%Age 14.3 d	6Full Moon99%Age 15.3 d
7Waning Gibbous96%Age 16.3 d	8Waning Gibbous91%Age 17.3 d	9Waning Gibbous85%Age 18.3 d	10Waning Gibbous78%Age 19.3 d	11Waning Gibbous70%Age 20.3 d	12Last Quarter60%Age 21.3 d	13Last Quarter50%Age 22.3 d
14Last Quarter40%Age 23.3 d	15Waning Crescent30%Age 24.3 d	16Waning Crescent21%Age 25.3 d	17Waning Crescent12%Age 26.3 d	18Waning Crescent6%Age 27.3 d	19New Moon1%Age 28.3 d	20New Moon0%Age 0.0 d
21New Moon2%Age 1.0 d	22Waxing Crescent6%Age 2.0 d	23Waxing Crescent13%Age 3.0 d	24Waxing Crescent22%Age 4.0 d	25First Quarter33%Age 5.0 d	26First Quarter44%Age 6.0 d	27First Quarter54%Age 7.0 d
28First Quarter65%Age 8.0 d	29Waxing Gibbous74%Age 9.0 d	30Waxing Gibbous82%Age 10.0 d	31Waxing Gibbous89%Age 11.0 d

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Day-by-day detail · London horizon

Phase, illumination, lunar age, rise and set

Phase, illumination and age are calculated at 12:00 Europe/London. Moonrise and moonset use a central London observer; a dash means no matching horizon crossing occurs during that civil date.

Daily values at 12:00 UK local time; rise and set for London
Date	Phase	Illumination	Lunar age	Moonrise	Moonset
1	Waxing Gibbous	86%	10.3 days	18:41	01:01
2	Waxing Gibbous	92%	11.3 days	19:21	02:02
3	Full Moon	97%	12.3 days	19:51	03:10
4	Full Moon	99%	13.3 days	20:14	04:22
5	Full Moon	100%	14.3 days	20:31	05:34
6	Full Moon	99%	15.3 days	20:46	06:45
7	Waning Gibbous	96%	16.3 days	21:00	07:54
8	Waning Gibbous	91%	17.3 days	21:12	09:02
9	Waning Gibbous	85%	18.3 days	21:26	10:09
10	Waning Gibbous	78%	19.3 days	21:40	11:18
11	Waning Gibbous	70%	20.3 days	21:57	12:28
12	Last Quarter	60%	21.3 days	22:19	13:39
13	Last Quarter	50%	22.3 days	22:49	14:51
14	Last Quarter	40%	23.3 days	23:29	16:01
15	Waning Crescent	30%	24.3 days	—	17:04
16	Waning Crescent	21%	25.3 days	00:23	17:56
17	Waning Crescent	12%	26.3 days	01:32	18:37
18	Waning Crescent	6%	27.3 days	02:53	19:08
19	New Moon	1%	28.3 days	04:21	19:32
20	New Moon	0%	0.0 days	05:52	19:52
21	New Moon	2%	1.0 days	07:22	20:10
22	Waxing Crescent	6%	2.0 days	08:51	20:28
23	Waxing Crescent	13%	3.0 days	10:19	20:47
24	Waxing Crescent	22%	4.0 days	11:46	21:09
25	First Quarter	33%	5.0 days	13:11	21:37
26	First Quarter	44%	6.0 days	14:31	22:12
27	First Quarter	54%	7.0 days	15:41	22:59
28	First Quarter	65%	8.0 days	16:38	23:56
29	Waxing Gibbous	74%	9.0 days	17:22	—
30	Waxing Gibbous	82%	10.0 days	17:55	01:02
31	Waxing Gibbous	89%	11.0 days	18:19	02:12

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in August 2028

Sturgeon Moon

A Great Lakes seasonal name associated with lake sturgeon during late summer.

Exact instant: 5 August 2028 at 09:10 BST
Brown lunation: 1306

Read the Sturgeon Moon guide

How rise and set vary across the UK

On the date of the first full Moon, longitude and latitude shift the horizon times. These representative cities all use Europe/London civil time.

Moonrise and moonset on 2028-08-05, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	20:31	05:34
Cardiff	20:44	05:47
Belfast	21:03	05:47
Edinburgh	20:56	05:30
Lerwick	21:03	05:02

Traditional lunar rhythm · practical UK season

Garden windows for this month

Peak harvests and crops for the cooler months. Use local soil, weather and frost conditions to decide whether each task is timely in your garden.

20–26 8/2028

Sowing

Sow spinach, oriental greens, radish and winter salads for later picking.

1–4, 27–31 8/2028

Planting

Set out spring cabbage and new strawberry plants where conditions suit them.

5–13 8/2028

Harvesting

Gather beans, tomatoes, courgettes, onions, garlic and main-season fruit.

14–19 8/2028

Pruning

Finish summer pruning of trained fruit and cut out spent raspberry canes.

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