Waxing · 96.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 05°
Moon age
12.4days
Moon phase on May 18, 2046Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, May 18, 2046, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 96.2% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
367,238 km228,191 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (6°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 18, 2046 is on Sunday, May 20, 2046 at 03:15 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 6, 2046 at 02:56 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 13, 2046 | 10:25 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, May 20, 2046 | 03:15 |
The Moon around May 18
More about this date
Friday, May 18, 2046 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 6, 2046 to the new moon of June 4, 2046, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2046, or the whole moon calendar 2046.
- The same date one year apart: 2045 · 2047.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.