Waning · 97.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°
Moon age
16.3days
Moon phase on May 31, 1942Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, May 31, 1942, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.3% of its visible face lit, 16.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.3%Illumination at noon UTC
16.3 dMoon age
357,901 km222,389 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (28°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1942 is on Saturday, May 30, 1942 at 05:29 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 13, 1942 at 21:02 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, May 30, 1942 | 05:29 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, June 5, 1942 | 21:26 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Sunday, May 31, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 15, 1942 to the new moon of June 13, 1942, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1942, or the whole moon calendar 1942.
- The same date one year apart: 1941 · 1943.
- 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.