Waxing · 80.5% lit · ♎︎ Libra 17°
Moon age
9.6days
Moon phase on May 31, 1974Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, May 31, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 80.5% of its visible face lit, 9.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
80.5%Illumination at noon UTC
9.6 dMoon age
382,477 km237,660 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (17°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1974 is on Tuesday, June 4, 1974 at 22:10 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 21, 1974 at 20:34 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 28, 1974 | 13:03 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, June 4, 1974 | 22:10 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Friday, May 31, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 21, 1974 to the new moon of June 20, 1974, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
- 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.