Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 23°
New Moon at
03:22UTC
Moon phase on May 8, 2024New Moon
On Wednesday, May 8, 2024, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
367,959 km228,639 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (23°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 8, 2024 is on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 23:49 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 03:22 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | 11:27 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 03:22 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | 11:48 |
The Moon around May 8
More about this date
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 8, 2024 to the new moon of June 6, 2024, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2024, or the whole moon calendar 2024.
- The same date one year apart: 2023 · 2025.
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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.