Waning · 89.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 17°
Moon age
18.3days
Moon phase on May 31, 1972Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 31, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 89.9% of its visible face lit, 18.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.9%Illumination at noon UTC
18.3 dMoon age
395,039 km245,466 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (17°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1972 is on Sunday, May 28, 1972 at 04:28 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 11, 1972 at 11:30 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, May 28, 1972 | 04:28 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, June 4, 1972 | 21:22 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Wednesday, May 31, 1972 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 13, 1972 to the new moon of June 11, 1972, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1972, or the whole moon calendar 1972.
- The same date one year apart: 1971 · 1973.
- 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.