Waning · 97.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 15°
Moon age
16.0days
Moon phase on May 17, 2003Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, May 17, 2003, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.3% of its visible face lit, 16.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.3%Illumination at noon UTC
16.0 dMoon age
360,692 km224,123 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (15°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 2003 is on Friday, May 16, 2003 at 03:36 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 31, 2003 at 04:20 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, May 16, 2003 | 03:36 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, May 23, 2003 | 00:31 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Saturday, May 17, 2003 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 1, 2003 to the new moon of May 31, 2003, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2003, or the whole moon calendar 2003.
- The same date one year apart: 2002 · 2004.
- 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.