Waning · 12.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 15°
Moon age
26.3days
Moon phase on May 17, 1947Waning Crescent
On Saturday, May 17, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.2% of its visible face lit, 26.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.2%Illumination at noon UTC
26.3 dMoon age
377,877 km234,802 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (15°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 1947 is on Monday, May 5, 1947 at 04:53 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 20, 1947 at 13:44 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 13, 1947 | 08:08 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 20, 1947 | 13:44 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Saturday, May 17, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 21, 1947 to the new moon of May 20, 1947, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- 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.