Waxing · 64.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 26°
Moon age
9.2days
Moon phase on May 31, 1944Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 31, 1944, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 64.1% of its visible face lit, 9.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
64.1%Illumination at noon UTC
9.2 dMoon age
403,126 km250,491 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (26°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1944 is on Tuesday, June 6, 1944 at 18:58 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 22, 1944 at 06:13 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 30, 1944 | 00:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, June 6, 1944 | 18:58 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Wednesday, May 31, 1944 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 22, 1944 to the new moon of June 20, 1944, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1944, or the whole moon calendar 1944.
- The same date one year apart: 1943 · 1945.
- 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.