Waxing · 4.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 00°
Moon age
1.7days
Moon phase on May 27, 2017Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, May 27, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.5% of its visible face lit, 1.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
4.5%Illumination at noon UTC
1.7 dMoon age
359,194 km223,193 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (0°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 27, 2017 is on Friday, June 9, 2017 at 13:10 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 19:45 UTC, 2 days 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 27
More about this date
Saturday, May 27, 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.