Waxing · 34.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 22°
Moon age
5.7days
Moon phase on May 31, 1998Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, May 31, 1998, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 34.9% of its visible face lit, 5.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
34.9%Illumination at noon UTC
5.7 dMoon age
393,116 km244,271 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (22°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1998 is on Wednesday, June 10, 1998 at 04:18 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 25, 1998 at 19:32 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, May 25, 1998 | 19:32 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, June 2, 1998 | 01:45 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Sunday, May 31, 1998 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 25, 1998 to the new moon of June 24, 1998, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1998, or the whole moon calendar 1998.
- The same date one year apart: 1997 · 1999.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.