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The Moon on Saturday, May 31, 1941: Waxing Crescent, 25% lit

Waxing · 25.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 10°

Moon age

5.3days

Moon phase on May 31, 1941Waxing Crescent

Saturday 31 May 1941387,952 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 31, 1941, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 25.4% of its visible face lit, 5.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

25.4%Illumination at noon UTC
5.3 dMoon age
387,952 km241,062 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (10°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 31, 1941 is on Monday, June 9, 1941 at 12:34 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 26, 1941 at 05:19 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, May 26, 194105:19
First Quarter (after)Monday, June 2, 194121:56

The Moon around May 31

More about this date

Saturday, May 31, 1941 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 26, 1941 to the new moon of June 24, 1941, a cycle of 29.59 days.