Waxing · 97.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 19°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on May 31, 1939Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 31, 1939, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.1% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.1%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
384,536 km238,940 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (20°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1939 is on Friday, June 2, 1939 at 03:11 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 19, 1939 at 04:25 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 25, 1939 | 23:20 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, June 2, 1939 | 03:11 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Wednesday, May 31, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 19, 1939 to the new moon of June 17, 1939, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1939, or the whole moon calendar 1939.
- The same date one year apart: 1938 · 1940.
- 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.