Waning · 98.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 11°
Moon age
15.6days
Moon phase on May 18, 1973Waning Gibbous
On Friday, May 18, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.5% of its visible face lit, 15.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.5%Illumination at noon UTC
15.6 dMoon age
405,519 km251,978 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (12°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 18, 1973 is on Thursday, May 17, 1973 at 04:58 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, June 1, 1973 at 04:34 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, May 17, 1973 | 04:58 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, May 25, 1973 | 08:40 |
The Moon around May 18
More about this date
Friday, May 18, 1973 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 2, 1973 to the new moon of June 1, 1973, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1973, or the whole moon calendar 1973.
- The same date one year apart: 1972 · 1974.
- 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.