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The Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2074: Last Quarter, 54% lit

Waning · 53.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 22°

Last Quarter at

20:39UTC

Moon phase on May 17, 2074Last Quarter

Thursday 17 May 2074385,517 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 17, 2074, the Moon will be a Last Quarter: 53.9% of its visible face lit, 21.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happens at .

53.9%Illumination at noon UTC
21.2 dMoon age
385,517 km239,549 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (23°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 17, 2074 is on Friday, May 11, 2074 at 02:18 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 25, 2074 at 22:44 UTC, 8 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Friday, May 11, 207402:18
Last Quarter (this day)Thursday, May 17, 207420:39
New Moon (after)Friday, May 25, 207422:44

The Moon around May 17

More about this date

Thursday, May 17, 2074 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 26, 2074 to the new moon of May 25, 2074, a cycle of 29.66 days.