Waning · 1.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 00°
Moon age
28.3days
Moon phase on May 4, 2008Waning Crescent
On Sunday, May 4, 2008, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.7% of its visible face lit, 28.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.7%Illumination at noon UTC
28.3 dMoon age
360,300 km223,880 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (0°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 4, 2008 is on Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 10:26 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 5, 2008 at 12:18 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, April 28, 2008 | 14:12 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, May 5, 2008 | 12:18 |
The Moon around May 4
More about this date
Sunday, May 4, 2008 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 6, 2008 to the new moon of May 5, 2008, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2008, or the whole moon calendar 2008.
- The same date one year apart: 2007 · 2009.
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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.