Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 22°
Full Moon at
21:11UTC
Moon phase on May 18, 2019Full Moon
On Saturday, May 18, 2019, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 13.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
13.6 dMoon age
377,330 km234,462 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (22°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 378,785 km from Earth. Blue Moon (seasonal)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 18, 2019 is on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 21:11 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 22:46 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 12, 2019 | 01:12 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, May 18, 2019 | 21:11 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 26, 2019 | 16:34 |
The Moon around May 18
More about this date
Saturday, May 18, 2019 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 4, 2019 to the new moon of June 3, 2019, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2019, or the whole moon calendar 2019.
- The same date one year apart: 2018 · 2020.
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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.