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The Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2096: Waning Crescent, 28% lit

Waning · 27.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 24°

Moon age

24.8days

Moon phase on May 17, 2096Waning Crescent

Thursday 17 May 2096370,515 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 17, 2096, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 27.8% of its visible face lit, 24.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

27.8%Illumination at noon UTC
24.8 dMoon age
370,515 km230,227 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (24°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 17, 2096 is on Monday, May 7, 2096 at 11:07 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 22, 2096 at 01:35 UTC, 5 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Tuesday, May 15, 209609:54
New Moon (after)Tuesday, May 22, 209601:35

The Moon around May 17

More about this date

Thursday, May 17, 2096 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 22, 2096 to the new moon of May 22, 2096, a cycle of 29.33 days.