Waning · 80.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 02°
Moon age
18.7days
Moon phase on May 31, 1983Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 31, 1983, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 80.1% of its visible face lit, 18.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
80.1%Illumination at noon UTC
18.7 dMoon age
404,329 km251,238 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (2°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1983 is on Thursday, May 26, 1983 at 18:48 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 11, 1983 at 04:38 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, May 26, 1983 | 18:48 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, June 3, 1983 | 21:08 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Tuesday, May 31, 1983 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 12, 1983 to the new moon of June 11, 1983, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1983, or the whole moon calendar 1983.
- The same date one year apart: 1982 · 1984.
- 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.