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The Moon on Tuesday, May 22, 1917: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 2.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 18°

Moon age

1.5days

Moon phase on May 22, 1917Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 22 May 1917390,075 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, May 22, 1917, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.4% of its visible face lit, 1.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.4%Illumination at noon UTC
1.5 dMoon age
390,075 km242,381 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (18°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 22, 1917 is on Tuesday, June 5, 1917 at 13:06 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 21, 1917 at 00:47 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, May 21, 191700:47
First Quarter (after)Monday, May 28, 191723:33

The Moon around May 22

More about this date

Tuesday, May 22, 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.