Waning · 97.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°
Moon age
16.8days
Moon phase on May 31, 1961Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 31, 1961, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.5% of its visible face lit, 16.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.8 dMoon age
366,848 km227,949 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (27°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1961 is on Tuesday, May 30, 1961 at 04:37 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 13, 1961 at 05:16 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 30, 1961 | 04:37 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, June 5, 1961 | 21:19 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Wednesday, May 31, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 14, 1961 to the new moon of June 13, 1961, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1961, or the whole moon calendar 1961.
- The same date one year apart: 1960 · 1962.
- 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.