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The Moon on Monday, May 8, 1950: Last Quarter, 55% lit

Waning · 54.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 12°

Last Quarter at

22:32UTC

Moon phase on May 8, 1950Last Quarter

Monday 8 May 1950383,974 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 8, 1950, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 54.7% of its visible face lit, 21.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

54.7%Illumination at noon UTC
21.1 dMoon age
383,974 km238,591 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (12°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 8, 1950 is on Tuesday, May 2, 1950 at 05:19 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 17, 1950 at 00:55 UTC, 9 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Tuesday, May 2, 195005:19
Last Quarter (this day)Monday, May 8, 195022:32
New Moon (after)Wednesday, May 17, 195000:55

The Moon around May 8

More about this date

Monday, May 8, 1950 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 17, 1950 to the new moon of May 17, 1950, a cycle of 29.69 days.