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The Moon on Thursday, May 8, 2036: Waxing Gibbous, 96% lit

Waxing · 96.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 25°

Moon age

12.1days

Moon phase on May 8, 2036Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 8 May 2036381,704 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 8, 2036, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 96.0% of its visible face lit, 12.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

96.0%Illumination at noon UTC
12.1 dMoon age
381,704 km237,180 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (26°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 8, 2036 is on Saturday, May 10, 2036 at 08:10 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 26, 2036 at 09:33 UTC, 12 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Saturday, May 3, 203605:54
Full Moon (after)Saturday, May 10, 203608:10

The Moon around May 8

More about this date

Thursday, May 8, 2036 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 26, 2036 to the new moon of May 25, 2036, a cycle of 29.41 days.