Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 05°
New Moon at
00:47UTC
Moon phase on May 21, 1917New Moon
On Monday, May 21, 1917, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
385,984 km239,839 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (6°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1917 is on Monday, May 7, 1917 at 02:43 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 21, 1917 at 00:47 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, May 14, 1917 | 01:48 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, May 21, 1917 | 00:47 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 28, 1917 | 23:33 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Monday, May 21, 1917 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 21, 1917 to the new moon of June 19, 1917, a cycle of 29.51 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.