Waning · 1.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 13°
Moon age
28.3days
Moon phase on May 18, 2023Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 18, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.5% of its visible face lit, 28.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.3 dMoon age
382,607 km237,741 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (13°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 18, 2023 is on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 17:34 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 19, 2023 at 15:53 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, May 12, 2023 | 14:28 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, May 19, 2023 | 15:53 |
The Moon around May 18
More about this date
Thursday, May 18, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 20, 2023 to the new moon of May 19, 2023, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
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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.