Waning · 15.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 23°
Moon age
26.0days
Moon phase on May 31, 2008Waning Crescent
On Saturday, May 31, 2008, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 15.9% of its visible face lit, 26.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
15.9%Illumination at noon UTC
26.0 dMoon age
365,486 km227,103 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (24°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 2008 is on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 02:12 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 19:23 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 28, 2008 | 02:57 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, June 3, 2008 | 19:23 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Saturday, May 31, 2008 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 5, 2008 to the new moon of June 3, 2008, a cycle of 29.29 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2008, or the whole moon calendar 2008.
- The same date one year apart: 2007 · 2009.
- 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.