Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 01°
New Moon at
04:13UTC
Moon phase on May 18, 2015New Moon
On Monday, May 18, 2015, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
373,111 km231,841 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (1°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 18, 2015 is on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 03:42 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 18, 2015 at 04:13 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, May 11, 2015 | 10:36 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, May 18, 2015 | 04:13 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 25, 2015 | 17:19 |
The Moon around May 18
More about this date
Monday, May 18, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 18, 2015 to the new moon of June 16, 2015, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2015, or the whole moon calendar 2015.
- The same date one year apart: 2014 · 2016.
- 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.