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The Moon on Saturday, May 17, 2059: Waxing Crescent, 32% lit

Waxing · 32.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 05°

Moon age

5.7days

Moon phase on May 17, 2059Waxing Crescent

Saturday 17 May 2059399,452 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 17, 2059, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 32.0% of its visible face lit, 5.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

32.0%Illumination at noon UTC
5.7 dMoon age
399,452 km248,208 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (5°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 17, 2059 is on Tuesday, May 27, 2059 at 08:04 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 11, 2059 at 19:15 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, May 11, 205919:15
First Quarter (after)Monday, May 19, 205910:23

The Moon around May 17

More about this date

Saturday, May 17, 2059 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 11, 2059 to the new moon of June 10, 2059, a cycle of 29.45 days.