Waxing · 49.0% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 21°
First Quarter at
14:54UTC
Moon phase on November 15, 2018First Quarter
On Thursday, November 15, 2018, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.0% of its visible face lit, 7.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.8 dMoon age
403,869 km250,952 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (22°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 15, 2018 is on Friday, November 23, 2018 at 05:39 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 16:02 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, November 7, 2018 | 16:02 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, November 15, 2018 | 14:54 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, November 23, 2018 | 05:39 |
The Moon around November 15
More about this date
Thursday, November 15, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 7, 2018 to the new moon of December 7, 2018, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in November 2018, or the whole moon calendar 2018.
- The same date one year apart: 2017 · 2019.
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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.