Waning · 24.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 01°
Moon age
25.0days
Moon phase on May 21, 2017Waning Crescent
On Sunday, May 21, 2017, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 24.8% of its visible face lit, 25.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
24.8%Illumination at noon UTC
25.0 dMoon age
374,166 km232,496 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (1°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 2017 is on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 21:43 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 19:45 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, May 19, 2017 | 00:33 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, May 25, 2017 | 19:45 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Sunday, May 21, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 26, 2017 to the new moon of May 25, 2017, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
- 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.