Waning · 6.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 18°
Moon age
27.3days
Moon phase on May 8, 1918Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, May 8, 1918, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.1% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
6.1%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
361,895 km224,871 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (19°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 8, 1918 is on Friday, April 26, 1918 at 08:05 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 10, 1918 at 13:01 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, May 3, 1918 | 22:26 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, May 10, 1918 | 13:01 |
The Moon around May 8
More about this date
Wednesday, May 8, 1918 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 11, 1918 to the new moon of May 10, 1918, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1918, or the whole moon calendar 1918.
- The same date one year apart: 1917 · 1919.
- 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.