Waning · 44.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 15°
Moon age
22.4days
Moon phase on May 31, 1948Waning Crescent
On Monday, May 31, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 44.9% of its visible face lit, 22.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
44.9%Illumination at noon UTC
22.4 dMoon age
402,527 km250,119 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (16°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1948 is on Sunday, May 23, 1948 at 00:37 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 7, 1948 at 12:56 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 30, 1948 | 22:43 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, June 7, 1948 | 12:56 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Monday, May 31, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 9, 1948 to the new moon of June 7, 1948, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1948, or the whole moon calendar 1948.
- The same date one year apart: 1947 · 1949.
- 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.