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The Moon on Saturday, May 8, 1965: First Quarter, 53% lit

Waxing · 52.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 20°

First Quarter at

06:20UTC

Moon phase on May 8, 1965First Quarter

Saturday 8 May 1965371,607 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 8, 1965, the Moon was a First Quarter: 52.8% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .

52.8%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
371,607 km230,906 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (21°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 8, 1965 is on Saturday, May 15, 1965 at 11:52 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 1, 1965 at 11:56 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Saturday, May 1, 196511:56
First Quarter (this day)Saturday, May 8, 196506:20
Full Moon (after)Saturday, May 15, 196511:52

The Moon around May 8

More about this date

Saturday, May 8, 1965 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 1, 1965 to the new moon of May 30, 1965, a cycle of 29.39 days.