Waxing · 4.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 12°
Moon age
1.7days
Moon phase on May 8, 2016Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, May 8, 2016, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.4% of its visible face lit, 1.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
4.4%Illumination at noon UTC
1.7 dMoon age
362,814 km225,442 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (12°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 8, 2016 is on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 21:15 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 6, 2016 at 19:30 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 6, 2016 | 19:30 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, May 13, 2016 | 17:02 |
The Moon around May 8
More about this date
Sunday, May 8, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 6, 2016 to the new moon of June 5, 2016, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
- The same date one year apart: 2015 · 2017.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.