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The Moon on Saturday, May 17, 1952: Waning Crescent, 40% lit

Waning · 40.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 08°

Moon age

23.2days

Moon phase on May 17, 1952Waning Crescent

Saturday 17 May 1952372,580 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 17, 1952, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 40.1% of its visible face lit, 23.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

40.1%Illumination at noon UTC
23.2 dMoon age
372,580 km231,510 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (8°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 17, 1952 is on Friday, May 9, 1952 at 20:16 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 23, 1952 at 19:28 UTC, 6 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Friday, May 16, 195214:39
New Moon (after)Friday, May 23, 195219:28

The Moon around May 17

More about this date

Saturday, May 17, 1952 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 24, 1952 to the new moon of May 23, 1952, a cycle of 29.50 days.