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The Moon on Thursday, May 17, 1923: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 2.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 12°

Moon age

1.6days

Moon phase on May 17, 1923Waxing Crescent

Thursday 17 May 1923399,875 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 17, 1923, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.5% of its visible face lit, 1.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.5%Illumination at noon UTC
1.6 dMoon age
399,875 km248,471 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (13°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 17, 1923 is on Wednesday, May 30, 1923 at 05:07 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 15, 1923 at 22:38 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, May 15, 192322:38
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, May 23, 192314:25

The Moon around May 17

More about this date

Thursday, May 17, 1923 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 15, 1923 to the new moon of June 14, 1923, a cycle of 29.59 days.