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The Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 1960: Last Quarter, 54% lit

Waning · 53.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 22°

Last Quarter at

19:54UTC

Moon phase on May 17, 1960Last Quarter

Tuesday 17 May 1960374,538 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, May 17, 1960, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.8% of its visible face lit, 21.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

53.8%Illumination at noon UTC
21.6 dMoon age
374,538 km232,727 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (22°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 17, 1960 is on Wednesday, May 11, 1960 at 05:42 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 25, 1960 at 12:26 UTC, 8 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Wednesday, May 11, 196005:42
Last Quarter (this day)Tuesday, May 17, 196019:54
New Moon (after)Wednesday, May 25, 196012:26

The Moon around May 17

More about this date

Tuesday, May 17, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 25, 1960 to the new moon of May 25, 1960, a cycle of 29.61 days.