Waxing · 31.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 24°
Moon age
5.9days
Moon phase on May 6, 1908Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, May 6, 1908, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 31.8% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
31.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
402,230 km249,934 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (24°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1908 is on Saturday, May 16, 1908 at 04:32 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 30, 1908 at 15:33 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, April 30, 1908 | 15:33 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, May 8, 1908 | 11:23 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Wednesday, May 6, 1908 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 30, 1908 to the new moon of May 30, 1908, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1908, or the whole moon calendar 1908.
- The same date one year apart: 1907 · 1909.
- 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.