Waning · 87.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 21°
Moon age
17.5days
Moon phase on May 31, 2010Waning Gibbous
On Monday, May 31, 2010, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 87.6% of its visible face lit, 17.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
87.6%Illumination at noon UTC
17.5 dMoon age
398,512 km247,624 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (21°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 2010 is on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 23:07 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 11:15 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, May 27, 2010 | 23:07 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, June 4, 2010 | 22:13 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Monday, May 31, 2010 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 14, 2010 to the new moon of June 12, 2010, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2010, or the whole moon calendar 2010.
- The same date one year apart: 2009 · 2011.
- 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.