Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 13°
New Moon at
04:20UTC
Moon phase on May 31, 2003New Moon
On Saturday, May 31, 2003, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 30.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
30.0 dMoon age
403,031 km250,432 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (13°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 2003 is on Saturday, June 14, 2003 at 11:16 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 31, 2003 at 04:20 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, May 23, 2003 | 00:31 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, May 31, 2003 | 04:20 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, June 7, 2003 | 20:28 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Saturday, May 31, 2003 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 31, 2003 to the new moon of June 29, 2003, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2003, or the whole moon calendar 2003.
- The same date one year apart: 2002 · 2004.
- 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.