Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 19°
New Moon at
08:46UTC
Moon phase on May 8, 2005New Moon
On Sunday, May 8, 2005, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
388,672 km241,510 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (20°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 8, 2005 is on Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 10:07 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 8, 2005 at 08:46 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 1, 2005 | 06:24 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, May 8, 2005 | 08:46 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 16, 2005 | 08:57 |
The Moon around May 8
More about this date
Sunday, May 8, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 8, 2005 to the new moon of June 6, 2005, a cycle of 29.55 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
- 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.