Waning · 2.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 08°
Moon age
27.9days
Moon phase on May 17, 2004Waning Crescent
On Monday, May 17, 2004, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.7% of its visible face lit, 27.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.7%Illumination at noon UTC
27.9 dMoon age
400,898 km249,106 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (8°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 2004 is on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at 20:34 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 at 04:52 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 11, 2004 | 11:04 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 19, 2004 | 04:52 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Monday, May 17, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 19, 2004 to the new moon of May 19, 2004, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2004, or the whole moon calendar 2004.
- The same date one year apart: 2003 · 2005.
- 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.