Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 26°
New Moon at
11:46UTC
Moon phase on May 17, 1996New Moon
On Friday, May 17, 1996, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.5 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.5 dMoon age
393,962 km244,797 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (27°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 1996 is on Friday, May 3, 1996 at 11:48 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 17, 1996 at 11:46 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, May 10, 1996 | 05:04 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, May 17, 1996 | 11:46 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 25, 1996 | 14:13 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Friday, May 17, 1996 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 17, 1996 to the new moon of June 16, 1996, a cycle of 29.58 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1996, or the whole moon calendar 1996.
- The same date one year apart: 1995 · 1997.
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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.