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The Moon on Thursday, May 18, 2028: Waning Crescent, 31% lit

Waning · 31.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 20°

Moon age

23.7days

Moon phase on May 18, 2028Waning Crescent

Thursday 18 May 2028403,532 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 18, 2028, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 31.2% of its visible face lit, 23.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

31.2%Illumination at noon UTC
23.7 dMoon age
403,532 km250,743 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (20°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 18, 2028 is on Monday, May 8, 2028 at 19:49 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 24, 2028 at 08:16 UTC, 6 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Tuesday, May 16, 202810:43
New Moon (after)Wednesday, May 24, 202808:16

The Moon around May 18

More about this date

Thursday, May 18, 2028 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 24, 2028 to the new moon of May 24, 2028, a cycle of 29.52 days.