Waxing · 52.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 28°
First Quarter at
06:49UTC
Moon phase on May 17, 1937First Quarter
On Monday, May 17, 1937, the Moon was a First Quarter: 52.4% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
52.4%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
386,857 km240,382 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (29°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 1937 is on Tuesday, May 25, 1937 at 07:38 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 10, 1937 at 13:18 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, May 10, 1937 | 13:18 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, May 17, 1937 | 06:49 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 25, 1937 | 07:38 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Monday, May 17, 1937 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 10, 1937 to the new moon of June 8, 1937, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1937, or the whole moon calendar 1937.
- The same date one year apart: 1936 · 1938.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.