Waxing · 70.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 21°
Moon age
10.1days
Moon phase on May 18, 2005Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 18, 2005, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 70.2% of its visible face lit, 10.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
70.2%Illumination at noon UTC
10.1 dMoon age
395,132 km245,524 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (21°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 18, 2005 is on Monday, May 23, 2005 at 20:18 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 8, 2005 at 08:46 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 16, 2005 | 08:57 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 23, 2005 | 20:18 |
The Moon around May 18
More about this date
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 8, 2005 to the new moon of June 6, 2005, a cycle of 29.55 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
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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.