Waning · 99.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 04°
Full Moon at
02:12UTC
Moon phase on May 20, 2008Full Moon
On Tuesday, May 20, 2008, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
406,387 km252,517 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (4°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 406,303 km from Earth. MicromoonBlue Moon (seasonal)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 20, 2008 is on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 02:12 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 19:23 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 12, 2008 | 03:47 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, May 20, 2008 | 02:12 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 28, 2008 | 02:57 |
The Moon around May 20
More about this date
Tuesday, May 20, 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.