Waxing · 27.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 12°
Moon age
5.5days
Moon phase on May 31, 1979Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, May 31, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 27.8% of its visible face lit, 5.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
27.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.5 dMoon age
403,340 km250,624 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (13°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1979 is on Sunday, June 10, 1979 at 11:55 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 26, 1979 at 00:01 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, May 26, 1979 | 00:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, June 2, 1979 | 22:38 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Thursday, May 31, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 26, 1979 to the new moon of June 24, 1979, a cycle of 29.50 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1979, or the whole moon calendar 1979.
- The same date one year apart: 1978 · 1980.
- 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.