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The Moon on Saturday, November 17, 1928: Waxing Crescent, 22% lit

Waxing · 21.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 20°

Moon age

5.1days

Moon phase on November 17, 1928Waxing Crescent

Saturday 17 November 1928402,214 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, November 17, 1928, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 21.6% of its visible face lit, 5.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

21.6%Illumination at noon UTC
5.1 dMoon age
402,214 km249,924 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (20°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to November 17, 1928 is on Tuesday, November 27, 1928 at 09:05 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 12, 1928 at 09:35 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, November 12, 192809:35
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, November 20, 192813:36

The Moon around November 17

More about this date

Saturday, November 17, 1928 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 12, 1928 to the new moon of December 12, 1928, a cycle of 29.81 days.