Waxing · 2.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 12°
Moon age
1.5days
Moon phase on May 18, 1950Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, May 18, 1950, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.1% of its visible face lit, 1.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.1%Illumination at noon UTC
1.5 dMoon age
404,263 km251,197 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (13°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 18, 1950 is on Wednesday, May 31, 1950 at 12:43 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 17, 1950 at 00:55 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 17, 1950 | 00:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 24, 1950 | 21:28 |
The Moon around May 18
More about this date
Thursday, May 18, 1950 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 17, 1950 to the new moon of June 15, 1950, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1950, or the whole moon calendar 1950.
- The same date one year apart: 1949 · 1951.
- 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.