Waning · 15.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 22°
Moon age
25.4days
Moon phase on May 31, 1951Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 31, 1951, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 15.8% of its visible face lit, 25.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
15.8%Illumination at noon UTC
25.4 dMoon age
396,419 km246,323 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (23°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1951 is on Monday, May 21, 1951 at 05:45 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 4, 1951 at 16:41 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 27, 1951 | 20:17 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, June 4, 1951 | 16:41 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Thursday, May 31, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 6, 1951 to the new moon of June 4, 1951, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1951, or the whole moon calendar 1951.
- The same date one year apart: 1950 · 1952.
- 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.