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The Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 1932: Waxing Gibbous, 89% lit

Waxing · 89.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 17°

Moon age

11.7days

Moon phase on May 17, 1932Waxing Gibbous

Tuesday 17 May 1932361,194 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, May 17, 1932, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.2% of its visible face lit, 11.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

89.2%Illumination at noon UTC
11.7 dMoon age
361,194 km224,435 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (18°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 17, 1932 is on Friday, May 20, 1932 at 05:09 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 5, 1932 at 18:12 UTC, 12 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, May 13, 193214:02
Full Moon (after)Friday, May 20, 193205:09

The Moon around May 17

More about this date

Tuesday, May 17, 1932 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 5, 1932 to the new moon of June 4, 1932, a cycle of 29.63 days.