Waning · 38.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 23°
Moon age
23.1days
Moon phase on May 31, 2005Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, May 31, 2005, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 38.9% of its visible face lit, 23.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
38.9%Illumination at noon UTC
23.1 dMoon age
375,803 km233,513 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (23°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 2005 is on Monday, May 23, 2005 at 20:18 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 6, 2005 at 21:55 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, May 30, 2005 | 11:47 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, June 6, 2005 | 21:55 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Tuesday, May 31, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 8, 2005 to the new moon of June 6, 2005, a cycle of 29.55 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
- 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.