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The Moon on

Thursday, May 18, 1972

Waxing crescent

34% lit, drifting through Cancer.

10 days before the Flower Moon.

The Moon's phase is the same everywhere on Earth; this page shows it at noon UTC on that date.

Planets in the sky that night

  • Mercuryin the morning sky before dawn
  • Venusin the evening sky after sunset
  • Marsin the evening sky after sunset
  • Jupiterin the morning sky before dawn
  • Saturnhidden in the Sun's glare

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Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).