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The Moon on

Wednesday, May 8, 1996

Waning gibbous

69% lit, drifting through Sagittarius.

5 days after the Flower Moon.

The Moon's phase is the same everywhere on Earth; this page shows it at noon UTC on that date.

Planets in the sky that night

  • Mercuryhidden in the Sun's glare
  • Venusin the evening sky after sunset
  • Marshidden in the Sun's glare
  • Jupiterin the morning sky before dawn
  • Saturnin the morning sky before dawn

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Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).