Waxing · 5.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 06°
Moon age
1.9days
Moon phase on May 31, 1938Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, May 31, 1938, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.5% of its visible face lit, 1.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.5%Illumination at noon UTC
1.9 dMoon age
359,834 km223,590 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (6°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1938 is on Sunday, June 12, 1938 at 23:47 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 29, 1938 at 14:00 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 29, 1938 | 14:00 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, June 5, 1938 | 04:32 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Tuesday, May 31, 1938 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 29, 1938 to the new moon of June 27, 1938, a cycle of 29.30 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1938, or the whole moon calendar 1938.
- The same date one year apart: 1937 · 1939.
- 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.