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The Moon on Friday, May 8, 1903: Waxing Gibbous, 90% lit

Waxing · 90.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 10°

Moon age

10.9days

Moon phase on May 8, 1903Waxing Gibbous

Friday 8 May 1903382,356 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, May 8, 1903, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 90.2% of its visible face lit, 10.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

90.2%Illumination at noon UTC
10.9 dMoon age
382,356 km237,585 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (10°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 8, 1903 is on Monday, May 11, 1903 at 13:18 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 27, 1903 at 13:31 UTC, 11 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Monday, May 4, 190307:26
Full Moon (after)Monday, May 11, 190313:18

The Moon around May 8

More about this date

Friday, May 8, 1903 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 27, 1903 to the new moon of May 26, 1903, a cycle of 29.39 days.