Waning · 97.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 04°
Moon age
15.6days
Moon phase on May 9, 1982Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, May 9, 1982, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.9% of its visible face lit, 15.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.6 dMoon age
403,656 km250,820 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (5°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 9, 1982 is on Saturday, May 8, 1982 at 00:45 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 23, 1982 at 04:40 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, May 8, 1982 | 00:45 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 16, 1982 | 05:11 |
The Moon around May 9
More about this date
Sunday, May 9, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 23, 1982 to the new moon of May 23, 1982, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1982, or the whole moon calendar 1982.
- The same date one year apart: 1981 · 1983.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.