Waning · 91.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 14°
Moon age
18.3days
Moon phase on May 31, 1953Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, May 31, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 91.0% of its visible face lit, 18.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
91.0%Illumination at noon UTC
18.3 dMoon age
376,230 km233,779 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (15°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1953 is on Thursday, May 28, 1953 at 17:03 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 11, 1953 at 14:55 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, May 28, 1953 | 17:03 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, June 4, 1953 | 17:36 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Sunday, May 31, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 13, 1953 to the new moon of June 11, 1953, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1953, or the whole moon calendar 1953.
- The same date one year apart: 1952 · 1954.
- 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.