Waxing · 95.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 04°
Moon age
12.0days
Moon phase on May 18, 2027Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 18, 2027, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 95.8% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
95.8%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
387,236 km240,617 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (4°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 18, 2027 is on Thursday, May 20, 2027 at 10:59 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 6, 2027 at 10:59 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 13, 2027 | 04:44 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 20, 2027 | 10:59 |
The Moon around May 18
More about this date
Tuesday, May 18, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2027, or the whole moon calendar 2027.
- The same date one year apart: 2026 · 2028.
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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.