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Moon phases May 2018

Last quarter
Tue 08 May
02:09 UTC
New moon
Tue 15 May
11:48 UTC
First quarter
Tue 22 May
03:49 UTC
Full · Flower
Tue 29 May
14:20 UTC

In May 2018 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Tuesday, May 8 at 02:09 UTC, the New Moon on Tuesday, May 15 at 11:48 UTC, the First Quarter on Tuesday, May 22 at 03:49 UTC and the Full Moon on Tuesday, May 29 at 14:20 UTC. The full moon is the Flower Moon.

01 Waning Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 02 Waning Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 03 Waning Gibbous, 88% lit 88% 04 Waning Gibbous, 82% lit 82% 05 Waning Gibbous, 74% lit 74% 06 Waning Gibbous, 65% lit 65% 07 Waning Gibbous, 56% lit 56% 08Last Q Last Quarter, 46% lit 46%02:09 09 Waning Crescent, 37% lit 37% 10 Waning Crescent, 27% lit 27% 11 Waning Crescent, 19% lit 19% 12 Waning Crescent, 11% lit 11% 13 Waning Crescent, 5% lit 5% 14 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 15New New Moon, 0% lit 0%11:48 16 Waxing Crescent, 2% lit 2% 17 Waxing Crescent, 6% lit 6% 18 Waxing Crescent, 12% lit 12% 19 Waxing Crescent, 21% lit 21% 20 Waxing Crescent, 32% lit 32% 21 Waxing Crescent, 43% lit 43% 22First Q First Quarter, 54% lit 54%03:49 23 Waxing Gibbous, 65% lit 65% 24 Waxing Gibbous, 75% lit 75% 25 Waxing Gibbous, 83% lit 83% 26 Waxing Gibbous, 90% lit 90% 27 Waxing Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 28 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 29Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%14:20 30 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 31 Waning Gibbous, 97% lit 97%

Exact phase times

May 2018 has four primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on May 8, the New Moon on May 15, the First Quarter on May 22 and the Full Moon on May 29.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterTuesday, May 8, 201802:09
New MoonTuesday, May 15, 201811:48
First QuarterTuesday, May 22, 201803:49
Full MoonTuesday, May 29, 201814:20

Tuesday, May 29, 2018: Flower Moon, 398,825 km from Earth.

Full moons · 2018

Thirteen full moons, two blue

02 Jan Wolf Supermoon 31 Jan Blue total eclipse 02 Mar Worm 31 Mar Blue Blue moon 30 Apr Pink 29 May Flower 28 Jun Straw­berry Micromoon 27 Jul Buck total eclipse 26 Aug Sturgeon Micromoon 25 Sept Harvest 24 Oct Hunter’s 23 Nov Beaver 22 Dec Cold Supermoon