Waxing · 46.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 21°
First Quarter at
20:14UTC
Moon phase on May 17, 1918First Quarter
On Friday, May 17, 1918, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.8% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.8%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
399,159 km248,026 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (22°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 1918 is on Saturday, May 25, 1918 at 22:32 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 10, 1918 at 13:01 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 10, 1918 | 13:01 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, May 17, 1918 | 20:14 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, May 25, 1918 | 22:32 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Friday, May 17, 1918 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 10, 1918 to the new moon of June 8, 1918, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1918, or the whole moon calendar 1918.
- The same date one year apart: 1917 · 1919.
- 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.