Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 01°
New Moon at
00:55UTC
Moon phase on May 17, 1950New Moon
On Wednesday, May 17, 1950, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 0.5 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
0.5 dMoon age
405,647 km252,057 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (1°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 1950 is on Wednesday, May 31, 1950 at 12:43 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 17, 1950 at 00:55 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, May 8, 1950 | 22:32 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, May 17, 1950 | 00:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 24, 1950 | 21:28 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Wednesday, May 17, 1950 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 17, 1950 to the new moon of June 15, 1950, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1950, or the whole moon calendar 1950.
- The same date one year apart: 1949 · 1951.
- 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.