Waning · 98.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 22°
Moon age
16.0days
Moon phase on May 31, 1999Waning Gibbous
On Monday, May 31, 1999, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.5% of its visible face lit, 16.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.0 dMoon age
404,827 km251,548 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (23°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1999 is on Sunday, May 30, 1999 at 06:40 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 13, 1999 at 19:03 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, May 30, 1999 | 06:40 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, June 7, 1999 | 04:20 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Monday, May 31, 1999 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 15, 1999 to the new moon of June 13, 1999, a cycle of 29.29 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1999, or the whole moon calendar 1999.
- The same date one year apart: 1998 · 2000.
- 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.