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The Moon on Saturday, May 9, 1908: Waxing Gibbous, 60% lit

Waxing · 59.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 29°

Moon age

8.9days

Moon phase on May 9, 1908Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 9 May 1908403,135 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 9, 1908, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 59.8% of its visible face lit, 8.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

59.8%Illumination at noon UTC
8.9 dMoon age
403,135 km250,496 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (30°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 9, 1908 is on Saturday, May 16, 1908 at 04:32 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 30, 1908 at 15:33 UTC, 9 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, May 8, 190811:23
Full Moon (after)Saturday, May 16, 190804:32

The Moon around May 9

More about this date

Saturday, May 9, 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.