Waning · 0.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 19°
Moon age
29.1days
Moon phase on May 17, 1977Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, May 17, 1977, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.1 dMoon age
406,013 km252,284 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (20°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 1977 is on Tuesday, May 3, 1977 at 13:03 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 18, 1977 at 02:52 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 10, 1977 | 04:08 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 18, 1977 | 02:52 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Tuesday, May 17, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 18, 1977 to the new moon of May 18, 1977, a cycle of 29.68 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1977, or the whole moon calendar 1977.
- The same date one year apart: 1976 · 1978.
- 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.