Waxing · 0.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 18°
Moon age
29.9days
Moon phase on May 31, 1946Waxing Crescent
On Friday, May 31, 1946, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.6% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.6%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
358,033 km222,471 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (18°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1946 is on Friday, June 14, 1946 at 18:42 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 30, 1946 at 20:49 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, May 30, 1946 | 20:49 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, June 6, 1946 | 16:07 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Friday, May 31, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 30, 1946 to the new moon of June 29, 1946, a cycle of 29.30 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1946, or the whole moon calendar 1946.
- The same date one year apart: 1945 · 1947.
- 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.