Waning · 97.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 29°
Moon age
17.0days
Moon phase on May 31, 1980Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, May 31, 1980, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.1% of its visible face lit, 17.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.1%Illumination at noon UTC
17.0 dMoon age
387,010 km240,477 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (29°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1980 is on Thursday, May 29, 1980 at 21:28 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 12, 1980 at 20:38 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, May 29, 1980 | 21:28 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, June 6, 1980 | 02:53 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Saturday, May 31, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 14, 1980 to the new moon of June 12, 1980, a cycle of 29.36 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1980, or the whole moon calendar 1980.
- The same date one year apart: 1979 · 1981.
- 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.