Waxing · 53.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 01°
First Quarter at
04:35UTC
Moon phase on May 18, 2013First Quarter
On Saturday, May 18, 2013, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.2% of its visible face lit, 8.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.2%Illumination at noon UTC
8.5 dMoon age
392,968 km244,179 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (1°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 18, 2013 is on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 04:25 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 00:29 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 10, 2013 | 00:29 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, May 18, 2013 | 04:35 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, May 25, 2013 | 04:25 |
The Moon around May 18
More about this date
Saturday, May 18, 2013 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 10, 2013 to the new moon of June 8, 2013, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2013, or the whole moon calendar 2013.
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