Waxing · 69.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 26°
Moon age
8.9days
Moon phase on May 26, 1931Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 26, 1931, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 69.0% of its visible face lit, 8.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
69.0%Illumination at noon UTC
8.9 dMoon age
368,151 km228,758 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (27°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 26, 1931 is on Sunday, May 31, 1931 at 14:33 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 17, 1931 at 15:28 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 24, 1931 | 19:39 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, May 31, 1931 | 14:33 |
The Moon around May 26
More about this date
Tuesday, May 26, 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.
- 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.