Waxing · 0.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°
Moon age
30.0days
Moon phase on May 26, 2017Waxing Crescent
On Friday, May 26, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.9% of its visible face lit, 30.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.9%Illumination at noon UTC
30.0 dMoon age
357,390 km222,072 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 26, 2017 is on Friday, June 9, 2017 at 13:10 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 19:45 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, May 25, 2017 | 19:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, June 1, 2017 | 12:42 |
The Moon around May 26
More about this date
Friday, May 26, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 25, 2017 to the new moon of June 24, 2017, a cycle of 29.28 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.