Waxing · 97.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 20°
Moon age
13.4days
Moon phase on May 31, 1977Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 31, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.2% of its visible face lit, 13.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.2%Illumination at noon UTC
13.4 dMoon age
358,278 km222,624 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (21°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1977 is on Wednesday, June 1, 1977 at 20:31 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 18, 1977 at 02:52 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 26, 1977 | 03:20 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, June 1, 1977 | 20:31 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Tuesday, May 31, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 18, 1977 to the new moon of June 16, 1977, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1977, or the whole moon calendar 1977.
- The same date one year apart: 1976 · 1978.
- 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.