Waxing · 50.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 25°
First Quarter at
11:48UTC
Moon phase on May 15, 2024First Quarter
On Wednesday, May 15, 2024, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.2% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.2%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
401,405 km249,421 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (25°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 15, 2024 is on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 13:53 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 03:22 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 03:22 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | 11:48 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 23, 2024 | 13:53 |
The Moon around May 15
More about this date
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 8, 2024 to the new moon of June 6, 2024, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2024, or the whole moon calendar 2024.
- The same date one year apart: 2023 · 2025.
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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.