Waning · 6.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°
Moon age
27.3days
Moon phase on May 31, 2000Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, May 31, 2000, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.0% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
6.0%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
367,079 km228,092 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (13°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 2000 is on Thursday, May 18, 2000 at 07:35 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, June 2, 2000 at 12:14 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, May 26, 2000 | 11:55 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, June 2, 2000 | 12:14 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Wednesday, May 31, 2000 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 4, 2000 to the new moon of June 2, 2000, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2000, or the whole moon calendar 2000.
- The same date one year apart: 1999 · 2001.
- 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.