Waning · 6.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 11°
Moon age
27.3days
Moon phase on May 31, 1981Waning Crescent
On Sunday, May 31, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.1% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
6.1%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
359,552 km223,415 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (12°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1981 is on Tuesday, May 19, 1981 at 00:04 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 2, 1981 at 11:32 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 26, 1981 | 21:00 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, June 2, 1981 | 11:32 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Sunday, May 31, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 4, 1981 to the new moon of June 2, 1981, a cycle of 29.30 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1981, or the whole moon calendar 1981.
- The same date one year apart: 1980 · 1982.
- 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.