Waning · 5.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 00°
Moon age
27.3days
Moon phase on May 17, 1985Waning Crescent
On Friday, May 17, 1985, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.2% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.2%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
405,984 km252,266 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (0°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 1985 is on Saturday, May 4, 1985 at 19:53 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 19, 1985 at 21:41 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 11, 1985 | 17:34 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, May 19, 1985 | 21:41 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Friday, May 17, 1985 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 20, 1985 to the new moon of May 19, 1985, a cycle of 29.68 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1985, or the whole moon calendar 1985.
- The same date one year apart: 1984 · 1986.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.