Waxing · 60.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 09°
Moon age
9.1days
Moon phase on May 17, 2005Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 17, 2005, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 60.9% of its visible face lit, 9.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
60.9%Illumination at noon UTC
9.1 dMoon age
399,219 km248,063 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (9°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 2005 is on Monday, May 23, 2005 at 20:18 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 8, 2005 at 08:46 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 16, 2005 | 08:57 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 23, 2005 | 20:18 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Tuesday, May 17, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 8, 2005 to the new moon of June 6, 2005, a cycle of 29.55 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
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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.