Waxing · 29.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 01°
Moon age
5.5days
Moon phase on May 17, 1926Waxing Crescent
On Monday, May 17, 1926, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 29.4% of its visible face lit, 5.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
29.4%Illumination at noon UTC
5.5 dMoon age
400,990 km249,163 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (1°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 1926 is on Thursday, May 27, 1926 at 11:49 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 11, 1926 at 22:55 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 11, 1926 | 22:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 19, 1926 | 17:48 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Monday, May 17, 1926 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 11, 1926 to the new moon of June 10, 1926, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1926, or the whole moon calendar 1926.
- The same date one year apart: 1925 · 1927.
- 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.