Waning · 43.0% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 26°
Moon age
23.3days
Moon phase on May 8, 1980Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 8, 1980, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 43.0% of its visible face lit, 23.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
43.0%Illumination at noon UTC
23.3 dMoon age
371,830 km231,045 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (26°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 8, 1980 is on Wednesday, April 30, 1980 at 07:35 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 14, 1980 at 12:00 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 7, 1980 | 20:51 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 14, 1980 | 12:00 |
The Moon around May 8
More about this date
Thursday, May 8, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 15, 1980 to the new moon of May 14, 1980, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1980, or the whole moon calendar 1980.
- The same date one year apart: 1979 · 1981.
- 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.