Waxing · 68.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 18°
Moon age
9.4days
Moon phase on May 17, 2024Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, May 17, 2024, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 68.8% of its visible face lit, 9.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
68.8%Illumination at noon UTC
9.4 dMoon age
404,578 km251,393 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (19°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 2024 is on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 13:53 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 03:22 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | 11:48 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 23, 2024 | 13:53 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Friday, May 17, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 8, 2024 to the new moon of June 6, 2024, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2024, or the whole moon calendar 2024.
- The same date one year apart: 2023 · 2025.
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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.