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The Moon on Tuesday, May 18, 2055: Last Quarter, 50% lit

Waning · 49.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 27°

Last Quarter at

11:30UTC

Moon phase on May 18, 2055Last Quarter

Tuesday 18 May 2055401,540 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, May 18, 2055, the Moon will be a Last Quarter: 49.9% of its visible face lit, 21.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happens at .

49.9%Illumination at noon UTC
21.5 dMoon age
401,540 km249,506 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (28°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 18, 2055 is on Tuesday, May 11, 2055 at 02:32 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 26, 2055 at 12:57 UTC, 8 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Tuesday, May 11, 205502:32
Last Quarter (this day)Tuesday, May 18, 205511:30
New Moon (after)Wednesday, May 26, 205512:57

The Moon around May 18

More about this date

Tuesday, May 18, 2055 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 26, 2055 to the new moon of May 26, 2055, a cycle of 29.57 days.