Waning · 98.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 16°
Moon age
16.0days
Moon phase on May 21, 2008Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 21, 2008, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.1% of its visible face lit, 16.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.1%Illumination at noon UTC
16.0 dMoon age
406,113 km252,347 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (16°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 2008 is on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 02:12 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 19:23 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 20, 2008 | 02:12 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 28, 2008 | 02:57 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Wednesday, May 21, 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.