Waxing · 71.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 21°
Moon age
10.3days
Moon phase on May 17, 1978Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 17, 1978, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 71.2% of its visible face lit, 10.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
71.2%Illumination at noon UTC
10.3 dMoon age
388,905 km241,654 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (21°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 1978 is on Monday, May 22, 1978 at 13:17 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 7, 1978 at 04:47 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 15, 1978 | 07:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 22, 1978 | 13:17 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Wednesday, May 17, 1978 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 7, 1978 to the new moon of June 5, 1978, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1978, or the whole moon calendar 1978.
- The same date one year apart: 1977 · 1979.
- 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.