Waning · 16.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 00°
Moon age
26.0days
Moon phase on May 8, 1945Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, May 8, 1945, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.2% of its visible face lit, 26.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.2%Illumination at noon UTC
26.0 dMoon age
363,239 km225,706 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (0°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 8, 1945 is on Friday, April 27, 1945 at 10:33 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 11, 1945 at 20:22 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 5, 1945 | 06:02 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, May 11, 1945 | 20:22 |
The Moon around May 8
More about this date
Tuesday, May 8, 1945 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 12, 1945 to the new moon of May 11, 1945, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1945, or the whole moon calendar 1945.
- The same date one year apart: 1944 · 1946.
- 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.