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The Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 2078: Waxing Crescent, 38% lit

Waxing · 38.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 13°

Moon age

5.8days

Moon phase on May 17, 2078Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 17 May 2078386,506 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, May 17, 2078, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 38.1% of its visible face lit, 5.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

38.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.8 dMoon age
386,506 km240,164 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (13°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 17, 2078 is on Thursday, May 26, 2078 at 20:23 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 11, 2078 at 17:56 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, May 11, 207817:56
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, May 18, 207816:16

The Moon around May 17

More about this date

Tuesday, May 17, 2078 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 11, 2078 to the new moon of June 10, 2078, a cycle of 29.33 days.