Waxing · 73.5% lit · ♎︎ Libra 07°
Moon age
10.5days
Moon phase on May 31, 1917Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, May 31, 1917, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 73.5% of its visible face lit, 10.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
73.5%Illumination at noon UTC
10.5 dMoon age
396,266 km246,228 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (8°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1917 is on Tuesday, June 5, 1917 at 13:06 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 21, 1917 at 00:47 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 28, 1917 | 23:33 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, June 5, 1917 | 13:06 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Thursday, May 31, 1917 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 21, 1917 to the new moon of June 19, 1917, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1917, or the whole moon calendar 1917.
- The same date one year apart: 1916 · 1918.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.