Waning · 14.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 03°
Moon age
25.7days
Moon phase on May 8, 2002Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, May 8, 2002, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 14.2% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
14.2%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
405,217 km251,790 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (4°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 8, 2002 is on Saturday, April 27, 2002 at 03:00 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 12, 2002 at 10:45 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 4, 2002 | 07:16 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, May 12, 2002 | 10:45 |
The Moon around May 8
More about this date
Wednesday, May 8, 2002 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 12, 2002 to the new moon of May 12, 2002, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2002, or the whole moon calendar 2002.
- The same date one year apart: 2001 · 2003.
- 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.