Waning · 92.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 12°
Moon age
17.3days
Moon phase on May 31, 1991Waning Gibbous
On Friday, May 31, 1991, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 92.0% of its visible face lit, 17.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
92.0%Illumination at noon UTC
17.3 dMoon age
405,799 km252,152 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (12°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1991 is on Tuesday, May 28, 1991 at 11:37 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, June 12, 1991 at 12:06 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 28, 1991 | 11:37 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, June 5, 1991 | 15:30 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Friday, May 31, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 14, 1991 to the new moon of June 12, 1991, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1991, or the whole moon calendar 1991.
- The same date one year apart: 1990 · 1992.
- 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.