Waning · 60.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 05°
Moon age
20.5days
Moon phase on May 8, 1931Waning Gibbous
On Friday, May 8, 1931, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 60.1% of its visible face lit, 20.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
60.1%Illumination at noon UTC
20.5 dMoon age
397,162 km246,785 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (5°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 8, 1931 is on Saturday, May 2, 1931 at 05:14 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 17, 1931 at 15:28 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, May 2, 1931 | 05:14 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 9, 1931 | 12:48 |
The Moon around May 8
More about this date
Friday, May 8, 1931 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 18, 1931 to the new moon of May 17, 1931, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1931, or the whole moon calendar 1931.
- The same date one year apart: 1930 · 1932.
- 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.