Waning · 7.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 15°
Moon age
26.8days
Moon phase on May 8, 1975Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 8, 1975, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.8% of its visible face lit, 26.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.8%Illumination at noon UTC
26.8 dMoon age
399,759 km248,399 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (15°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 8, 1975 is on Friday, April 25, 1975 at 19:55 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 11, 1975 at 07:05 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 3, 1975 | 05:44 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, May 11, 1975 | 07:05 |
The Moon around May 8
More about this date
Thursday, May 8, 1975 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 11, 1975 to the new moon of May 11, 1975, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1975, or the whole moon calendar 1975.
- The same date one year apart: 1974 · 1976.
- 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.