Waxing · 63.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 02°
Moon age
9.2days
Moon phase on May 8, 2014Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, May 8, 2014, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 63.0% of its visible face lit, 9.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
63.0%Illumination at noon UTC
9.2 dMoon age
401,570 km249,524 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (3°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 8, 2014 is on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 19:16 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 06:14 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 7, 2014 | 03:15 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 14, 2014 | 19:16 |
The Moon around May 8
More about this date
Thursday, May 8, 2014 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 29, 2014 to the new moon of May 28, 2014, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2014, or the whole moon calendar 2014.
- The same date one year apart: 2013 · 2015.
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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.