Waxing · 86.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 29°
Moon age
11.9days
Moon phase on May 3, 1917Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, May 3, 1917, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 86.5% of its visible face lit, 11.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
86.5%Illumination at noon UTC
11.9 dMoon age
397,595 km247,054 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (30°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 3, 1917 is on Monday, May 7, 1917 at 02:43 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 21, 1917 at 14:01 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, April 29, 1917 | 05:22 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 7, 1917 | 02:43 |
The Moon around May 3
More about this date
Thursday, May 3, 1917 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 21, 1917 to the new moon of May 21, 1917, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1917, or the whole moon calendar 1917.
- The same date one year apart: 1916 · 1918.
- 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.