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The Moon on Saturday, May 17, 2031: Waning Crescent, 14% lit

Waning · 14.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 12°

Moon age

25.8days

Moon phase on May 17, 2031Waning Crescent

Saturday 17 May 2031388,116 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 17, 2031, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 14.1% of its visible face lit, 25.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

14.1%Illumination at noon UTC
25.8 dMoon age
388,116 km241,164 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (13°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 17, 2031 is on Wednesday, May 7, 2031 at 03:40 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 21, 2031 at 07:17 UTC, 4 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Tuesday, May 13, 203119:07
New Moon (after)Wednesday, May 21, 203107:17

The Moon around May 17

More about this date

Saturday, May 17, 2031 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 21, 2031 to the new moon of May 21, 2031, a cycle of 29.60 days.