Waning · 40.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 08°
Moon age
22.7days
Moon phase on May 17, 2028Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, May 17, 2028, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 40.2% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
40.2%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
404,263 km251,197 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (9°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 2028 is on Monday, May 8, 2028 at 19:49 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 24, 2028 at 08:16 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 16, 2028 | 10:43 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 24, 2028 | 08:16 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Wednesday, May 17, 2028 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 24, 2028 to the new moon of May 24, 2028, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2028, or the whole moon calendar 2028.
- The same date one year apart: 2027 · 2029.
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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.