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The Moon on Saturday, May 23, 1931: Waxing Crescent, 35% lit

Waxing · 35.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 14°

Moon age

5.9days

Moon phase on May 23, 1931Waxing Crescent

Saturday 23 May 1931373,458 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 23, 1931, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 35.4% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

35.4%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
373,458 km232,056 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (14°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 23, 1931 is on Sunday, May 31, 1931 at 14:33 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 17, 1931 at 15:28 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, May 17, 193115:28
First Quarter (after)Sunday, May 24, 193119:39

The Moon around May 23

More about this date

Saturday, May 23, 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.