Waning · 89.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 24°
Moon age
18.4days
Moon phase on May 8, 2042Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, May 8, 2042, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 89.9% of its visible face lit, 18.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.9%Illumination at noon UTC
18.4 dMoon age
390,886 km242,885 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (25°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 8, 2042 is on Monday, May 5, 2042 at 06:49 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 19, 2042 at 10:55 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 5, 2042 | 06:49 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, May 12, 2042 | 19:18 |
The Moon around May 8
More about this date
Thursday, May 8, 2042 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 20, 2042 to the new moon of May 19, 2042, a cycle of 29.36 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2042, or the whole moon calendar 2042.
- The same date one year apart: 2041 · 2043.
- 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.