Waxing · 89.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 01°
Moon age
10.9days
Moon phase on May 31, 1947Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, May 31, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.7% of its visible face lit, 10.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
89.7%Illumination at noon UTC
10.9 dMoon age
393,032 km244,219 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (2°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1947 is on Tuesday, June 3, 1947 at 19:27 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 20, 1947 at 13:44 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 27, 1947 | 04:36 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, June 3, 1947 | 19:27 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Saturday, May 31, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 20, 1947 to the new moon of June 18, 1947, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- 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.