Waning · 97.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 04°
Moon age
16.0days
Moon phase on May 8, 1955Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, May 8, 1955, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.8% of its visible face lit, 16.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.8%Illumination at noon UTC
16.0 dMoon age
405,927 km252,231 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (4°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 8, 1955 is on Friday, May 6, 1955 at 22:14 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 21, 1955 at 20:59 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, May 6, 1955 | 22:14 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 15, 1955 | 01:42 |
The Moon around May 8
More about this date
Sunday, May 8, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 22, 1955 to the new moon of May 21, 1955, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1955, or the whole moon calendar 1955.
- The same date one year apart: 1954 · 1956.
- 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.