Waning · 99.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 03°
Moon age
15.7days
Moon phase on May 18, 1954Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 18, 1954, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
401,829 km249,685 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (4°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 18, 1954 is on Monday, May 17, 1954 at 21:47 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 1, 1954 at 04:03 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 17, 1954 | 21:47 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 25, 1954 | 13:49 |
The Moon around May 18
More about this date
Tuesday, May 18, 1954 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 2, 1954 to the new moon of June 1, 1954, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1954, or the whole moon calendar 1954.
- The same date one year apart: 1953 · 1955.
- 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.