Waxing · 9.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 03°
Moon age
2.9days
Moon phase on May 20, 1931Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, May 20, 1931, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.0% of its visible face lit, 2.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
9.0%Illumination at noon UTC
2.9 dMoon age
381,937 km237,324 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (3°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 20, 1931 is on Sunday, May 31, 1931 at 14:33 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 17, 1931 at 15:28 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 17, 1931 | 15:28 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 24, 1931 | 19:39 |
The Moon around May 20
More about this date
Wednesday, May 20, 1931 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 17, 1931 to the new moon of June 16, 1931, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1931, or the whole moon calendar 1931.
- The same date one year apart: 1930 · 1932.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.