Waning · 15.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 09°
Moon age
26.0days
Moon phase on May 17, 1936Waning Crescent
On Sunday, May 17, 1936, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 15.9% of its visible face lit, 26.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
15.9%Illumination at noon UTC
26.0 dMoon age
363,292 km225,739 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (10°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 1936 is on Wednesday, May 6, 1936 at 15:01 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 20, 1936 at 20:34 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 14, 1936 | 06:12 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 20, 1936 | 20:34 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Sunday, May 17, 1936 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 21, 1936 to the new moon of May 20, 1936, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1936, or the whole moon calendar 1936.
- The same date one year apart: 1935 · 1937.
- 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.