Waxing · 6.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 08°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on May 31, 1976Waxing Crescent
On Monday, May 31, 1976, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.0% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
6.0%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
391,539 km243,291 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (8°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1976 is on Saturday, June 12, 1976 at 04:15 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 29, 1976 at 01:47 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, May 29, 1976 | 01:47 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, June 5, 1976 | 12:20 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Monday, May 31, 1976 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 29, 1976 to the new moon of June 27, 1976, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1976, or the whole moon calendar 1976.
- The same date one year apart: 1975 · 1977.
- 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.