Waxing · 64.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 04°
Moon age
9.1days
Moon phase on May 8, 1976Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, May 8, 1976, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 64.2% of its visible face lit, 9.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
64.2%Illumination at noon UTC
9.1 dMoon age
371,755 km230,998 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (4°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 8, 1976 is on Thursday, May 13, 1976 at 20:04 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 29, 1976 at 10:20 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, May 7, 1976 | 05:17 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 13, 1976 | 20:04 |
The Moon around May 8
More about this date
Saturday, May 8, 1976 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 29, 1976 to the new moon of May 29, 1976, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1976, or the whole moon calendar 1976.
- The same date one year apart: 1975 · 1977.
- 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.