Waning · 0.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 15°
Moon age
28.6days
Moon phase on May 17, 1901Waning Crescent
On Friday, May 17, 1901, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.8% of its visible face lit, 28.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.8%Illumination at noon UTC
28.6 dMoon age
358,786 km222,939 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (16°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 1901 is on Friday, May 3, 1901 at 18:19 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 18, 1901 at 05:38 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 11, 1901 | 14:38 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, May 18, 1901 | 05:38 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Friday, May 17, 1901 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 18, 1901 to the new moon of May 18, 1901, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1901, or the whole moon calendar 1901.
- The same date one year apart: 1900 · 1902.
- 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.