Waxing · 49.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 26°
First Quarter at
12:50UTC
Moon phase on May 18, 1994First Quarter
On Wednesday, May 18, 1994, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.7% of its visible face lit, 7.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.7%Illumination at noon UTC
7.8 dMoon age
379,183 km235,613 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (27°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 18, 1994 is on Wednesday, May 25, 1994 at 03:39 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 10, 1994 at 17:07 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 10, 1994 | 17:07 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, May 18, 1994 | 12:50 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 25, 1994 | 03:39 |
The Moon around May 18
More about this date
Wednesday, May 18, 1994 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 10, 1994 to the new moon of June 9, 1994, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1994, or the whole moon calendar 1994.
- The same date one year apart: 1993 · 1995.
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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.