Waxing · 45.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 22°
First Quarter at
22:12UTC
Moon phase on May 18, 1945First Quarter
On Friday, May 18, 1945, the Moon was a First Quarter: 45.9% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
45.9%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
394,217 km244,955 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (22°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 18, 1945 is on Sunday, May 27, 1945 at 01:49 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 11, 1945 at 20:22 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 11, 1945 | 20:22 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, May 18, 1945 | 22:12 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, May 27, 1945 | 01:49 |
The Moon around May 18
More about this date
Friday, May 18, 1945 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 11, 1945 to the new moon of June 10, 1945, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1945, or the whole moon calendar 1945.
- The same date one year apart: 1944 · 1946.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.