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The Moon on Saturday, May 31, 1969: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 09°

Full Moon at

13:18UTC

Moon phase on May 31, 1969Full Moon

Saturday 31 May 1969359,917 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 31, 1969, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
359,917 km223,642 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (9°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Flower Moon, 359,809 km from Earth. SupermoonBlue Moon (monthly)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 31, 1969 is on Saturday, May 31, 1969 at 13:18 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 14, 1969 at 23:09 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Saturday, May 24, 196912:15
Full Moon (this day)Saturday, May 31, 196913:18
Last Quarter (after)Saturday, June 7, 196903:39

The Moon around May 31

More about this date

Saturday, May 31, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 16, 1969 to the new moon of June 14, 1969, a cycle of 29.61 days.