Moon Phase Today May 8 2023

Moon phase today May 8 2023 – The current moon phase for May 8th, 2023 is the Waning Gibbous moon phase. In this article, you will find more information about today’s moon phase 8 May 2023 such as illumination, the approximate distance from the Earth to the moon, and what is the moon sign and more.

Moon Phase Today May 8 2023

Let’ see What is the Moon Phase 8th May 2023?

Moon Phase for Monday May 8th, 2023

The current moon phase for May 8th, 2023 is the Waning Gibbous moon phase.

Today, 8 May 2023 the moon is 17.73 days old and 94.29% illuminated with a tilt of -271.335°. The approximate distance from the Earth to the moon is 373,271.93 K.M. and the moon sign is Sagittarius zodiac.

Moon Phase May 8th, 2023

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon age: 17.73 days
Moon illumination: 94.29%
Moon tilt: -271.335°
Moon angle: 0.53
Moon distance: 373,271.93 km
Moon sign: Sagittarius

The Moon phase for May 8th, 2023 is a Waning Gibbous moon phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon where the illumination of the moon decreases each day until it reaches 50% -the Last Quarter phase.

The waning – shrinking gibbous Moon will rise after sunset in the east, transit the meridian after mid-night, before setting after sunrise in the west.

During this moon phase, the illumination of the moon will go down from 99.% to 50.1%. Technically, the moon phase starts as soon as the Full Moon has passed, however, it can be difficult to calculate and differentiate the first stage of a Waning Gibbous Moon phase from a Full Moon when 98 – 99% of the Moon’s surface is illuminated.

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For more information on the Moon-Cycle and on each moon phase check-out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.