Waning · 25.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 08°
Moon age
24.3days
Moon phase on May 31, 1978Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, May 31, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 25.8% of its visible face lit, 24.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
25.8%Illumination at noon UTC
24.3 dMoon age
385,912 km239,794 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (9°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1978 is on Monday, May 22, 1978 at 13:17 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 5, 1978 at 19:02 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, May 29, 1978 | 03:30 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, June 5, 1978 | 19:02 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Wednesday, May 31, 1978 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 7, 1978 to the new moon of June 5, 1978, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1978, or the whole moon calendar 1978.
- The same date one year apart: 1977 · 1979.
- 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.