Waning · 98.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 29°
Moon age
14.9days
Moon phase on May 8, 2001Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 8, 2001, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.9% of its visible face lit, 14.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.9 dMoon age
383,859 km238,519 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (29°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 8, 2001 is on Monday, May 7, 2001 at 13:53 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 02:46 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 7, 2001 | 13:53 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 15, 2001 | 10:11 |
The Moon around May 8
More about this date
Tuesday, May 8, 2001 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 23, 2001 to the new moon of May 23, 2001, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2001, or the whole moon calendar 2001.
- The same date one year apart: 2000 · 2002.
- 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.