Lunar Phases for 2018

This page lists all lunar phase events in 2018: New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, and Last Quarter.

Dates are based on the UTC time zone. Phases are calculated using the synodic month (approximately 29.53058867 days). Dates are accurate to within a day; for exact times consult an astronomical almanac.

Interesting facts for 2018

  • 2018 has 13 full moons.
  • Blue Moons: January 31 and March 31 — the second full moon in a calendar month.
  • Easter 2018: Sunday, April 1, 2018. Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21. That full moon is on March 31.
Start datePhaseDay of yearNote
January 1, 2018 (Mon) Full Moon 1
January 8, 2018 (Mon) Last Quarter 8
January 16, 2018 (Tue) New Moon 16
January 23, 2018 (Tue) First Quarter 23
January 31, 2018 (Wed) Full Moon 31 Blue Moon
February 7, 2018 (Wed) Last Quarter 38
February 14, 2018 (Wed) New Moon 45
February 22, 2018 (Thu) First Quarter 53
March 1, 2018 (Thu) Full Moon 60
March 8, 2018 (Thu) Last Quarter 67
March 16, 2018 (Fri) New Moon 75
March 23, 2018 (Fri) First Quarter 82
March 31, 2018 (Sat) Full Moon 90 Blue Moon Easter (April 1)
April 7, 2018 (Sat) Last Quarter 97
April 14, 2018 (Sat) New Moon 104
April 22, 2018 (Sun) First Quarter 112
April 29, 2018 (Sun) Full Moon 119
May 7, 2018 (Mon) Last Quarter 127
May 14, 2018 (Mon) New Moon 134
May 21, 2018 (Mon) First Quarter 141
May 29, 2018 (Tue) Full Moon 149
June 5, 2018 (Tue) Last Quarter 156
June 12, 2018 (Tue) New Moon 163
June 20, 2018 (Wed) First Quarter 171
June 27, 2018 (Wed) Full Moon 178
July 5, 2018 (Thu) Last Quarter 186
July 12, 2018 (Thu) New Moon 193
July 19, 2018 (Thu) First Quarter 200
July 27, 2018 (Fri) Full Moon 208
August 3, 2018 (Fri) Last Quarter 215
August 10, 2018 (Fri) New Moon 222
August 18, 2018 (Sat) First Quarter 230
August 25, 2018 (Sat) Full Moon 237
September 2, 2018 (Sun) Last Quarter 245
September 9, 2018 (Sun) New Moon 252
September 16, 2018 (Sun) First Quarter 259
September 24, 2018 (Mon) Full Moon 267
October 1, 2018 (Mon) Last Quarter 274
October 9, 2018 (Tue) New Moon 282
October 16, 2018 (Tue) First Quarter 289
October 23, 2018 (Tue) Full Moon 296
October 31, 2018 (Wed) Last Quarter 304
November 7, 2018 (Wed) New Moon 311
November 14, 2018 (Wed) First Quarter 318
November 22, 2018 (Thu) Full Moon 326
November 29, 2018 (Thu) Last Quarter 333
December 7, 2018 (Fri) New Moon 341
December 14, 2018 (Fri) First Quarter 348
December 21, 2018 (Fri) Full Moon 355
December 29, 2018 (Sat) Last Quarter 363

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Also see: Week numbers for 2018 | Day numbers for 2018