Waxing · 78.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 15°
Moon age
10.5days
Moon phase on May 31, 2012Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, May 31, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 78.4% of its visible face lit, 10.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
78.4%Illumination at noon UTC
10.5 dMoon age
366,085 km227,475 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (15°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 2012 is on Monday, June 4, 2012 at 11:12 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 23:47 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 28, 2012 | 20:16 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, June 4, 2012 | 11:12 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Thursday, May 31, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 20, 2012 to the new moon of June 19, 2012, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
- The same date one year apart: 2011 · 2013.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.