Waxing · 13.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 22°
Moon age
3.9days
Moon phase on May 31, 1987Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, May 31, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 13.5% of its visible face lit, 3.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
13.5%Illumination at noon UTC
3.9 dMoon age
405,586 km252,019 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (22°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1987 is on Thursday, June 11, 1987 at 20:49 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 27, 1987 at 15:14 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 27, 1987 | 15:14 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, June 4, 1987 | 18:53 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Sunday, May 31, 1987 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 27, 1987 to the new moon of June 26, 1987, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1987, or the whole moon calendar 1987.
- The same date one year apart: 1986 · 1988.
- 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.