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The Moon on Friday, May 17, 1974: Waning Crescent, 21% lit

Waning · 21.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 01°

Moon age

25.1days

Moon phase on May 17, 1974Waning Crescent

Friday 17 May 1974390,797 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, May 17, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 21.4% of its visible face lit, 25.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

21.4%Illumination at noon UTC
25.1 dMoon age
390,797 km242,830 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (1°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 17, 1974 is on Monday, May 6, 1974 at 08:55 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 21, 1974 at 20:34 UTC, 4 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Tuesday, May 14, 197409:29
New Moon (after)Tuesday, May 21, 197420:34

The Moon around May 17

More about this date

Friday, May 17, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 22, 1974 to the new moon of May 21, 1974, a cycle of 29.43 days.