Waxing · 48.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 25°
First Quarter at
16:16UTC
Moon phase on May 18, 2078First Quarter
On Wednesday, May 18, 2078, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 48.3% of its visible face lit, 6.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .
48.3%Illumination at noon UTC
6.8 dMoon age
392,106 km243,644 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (26°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 18, 2078 is on Thursday, May 26, 2078 at 20:23 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 11, 2078 at 17:56 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 11, 2078 | 17:56 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, May 18, 2078 | 16:16 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 26, 2078 | 20:23 |
The Moon around May 18
More about this date
Wednesday, May 18, 2078 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 11, 2078 to the new moon of June 10, 2078, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2078, or the whole moon calendar 2078.
- The same date one year apart: 2077 · 2079.
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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.