Waxing · 97.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 06°
Moon age
12.8days
Moon phase on May 17, 1905Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 17, 1905, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.0% of its visible face lit, 12.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.0%Illumination at noon UTC
12.8 dMoon age
361,105 km224,380 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (6°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 1905 is on Thursday, May 18, 1905 at 21:36 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 4, 1905 at 15:50 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, May 12, 1905 | 06:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 18, 1905 | 21:36 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Wednesday, May 17, 1905 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 4, 1905 to the new moon of June 3, 1905, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1905, or the whole moon calendar 1905.
- The same date one year apart: 1904 · 1906.
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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.