Waning · 5.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 26°
Moon age
27.3days
Moon phase on October 17, 2017Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.7% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.7%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
385,600 km239,601 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (27°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 2017 is on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 18:40 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 19:12 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 12, 2017 | 12:26 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, October 19, 2017 | 19:12 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 20, 2017 to the new moon of October 19, 2017, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.