Waxing · 5.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 05°
Moon age
2.0days
Moon phase on May 31, 1957Waxing Crescent
On Friday, May 31, 1957, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.2% of its visible face lit, 2.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.0 dMoon age
371,597 km230,900 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (6°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1957 is on Wednesday, June 12, 1957 at 10:02 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 29, 1957 at 11:39 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 29, 1957 | 11:39 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, June 5, 1957 | 07:10 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Friday, May 31, 1957 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 29, 1957 to the new moon of June 27, 1957, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1957, or the whole moon calendar 1957.
- The same date one year apart: 1956 · 1958.
- 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.