Waxing · 1.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 00°
Moon age
1.0days
Moon phase on May 6, 2008Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, May 6, 2008, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.7% of its visible face lit, 1.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.7%Illumination at noon UTC
1.0 dMoon age
357,887 km222,381 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (0°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 2008 is on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 02:12 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 5, 2008 at 12:18 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, May 5, 2008 | 12:18 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 12, 2008 | 03:47 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 5, 2008 to the new moon of June 3, 2008, a cycle of 29.29 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.