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The Moon on Thursday, May 13, 2027: First Quarter, 54% lit

Waxing · 53.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 26°

First Quarter at

04:44UTC

Moon phase on May 13, 2027First Quarter

Thursday 13 May 2027371,978 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 13, 2027, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 53.6% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

53.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
371,978 km231,136 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (26°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 13, 2027 is on Thursday, May 20, 2027 at 10:59 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 6, 2027 at 10:59 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, May 6, 202710:59
First Quarter (this day)Thursday, May 13, 202704:44
Full Moon (after)Thursday, May 20, 202710:59

The Moon around May 13

More about this date

Thursday, May 13, 2027 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 6, 2027 to the new moon of June 4, 2027, a cycle of 29.36 days.