Waning · 2.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 23°
Moon age
28.2days
Moon phase on May 31, 2011Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, May 31, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.0% of its visible face lit, 28.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.0%Illumination at noon UTC
28.2 dMoon age
397,208 km246,813 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (24°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 2011 is on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 11:09 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 21:03 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 24, 2011 | 18:52 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, June 1, 2011 | 21:03 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 3, 2011 to the new moon of June 1, 2011, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
- The same date one year apart: 2010 · 2012.
- 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.