Waning · 2.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 00°
Moon age
28.1days
Moon phase on May 8, 2013Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, May 8, 2013, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.2% of its visible face lit, 28.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.2%Illumination at noon UTC
28.1 dMoon age
396,939 km246,647 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (1°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 8, 2013 is on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 19:57 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 00:29 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 2, 2013 | 11:14 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, May 10, 2013 | 00:29 |
The Moon around May 8
More about this date
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 10, 2013 to the new moon of May 10, 2013, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2013, or the whole moon calendar 2013.
- The same date one year apart: 2012 · 2014.
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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.