Waxing · 36.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 19°
Moon age
6.5days
Moon phase on May 27, 1917Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, May 27, 1917, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 36.2% of its visible face lit, 6.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
36.2%Illumination at noon UTC
6.5 dMoon age
404,176 km251,143 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (19°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 27, 1917 is on Tuesday, June 5, 1917 at 13:06 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 21, 1917 at 00:47 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, May 21, 1917 | 00:47 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 28, 1917 | 23:33 |
The Moon around May 27
More about this date
Sunday, May 27, 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.
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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.