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The Moon on Saturday, May 17, 1930: Waning Gibbous, 79% lit

Waning · 78.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 20°

Moon age

18.7days

Moon phase on May 17, 1930Waning Gibbous

Saturday 17 May 1930402,369 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 17, 1930, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 78.6% of its visible face lit, 18.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

78.6%Illumination at noon UTC
18.7 dMoon age
402,369 km250,020 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (21°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 17, 1930 is on Monday, May 12, 1930 at 17:29 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 28, 1930 at 05:37 UTC, 11 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Monday, May 12, 193017:29
Last Quarter (after)Tuesday, May 20, 193016:22

The Moon around May 17

More about this date

Saturday, May 17, 1930 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 28, 1930 to the new moon of May 28, 1930, a cycle of 29.44 days.