Waxing · 39.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 27°
Moon age
5.7days
Moon phase on May 31, 2017Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, May 31, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 39.2% of its visible face lit, 5.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
39.2%Illumination at noon UTC
5.7 dMoon age
379,057 km235,535 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (28°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 2017 is on Friday, June 9, 2017 at 13:10 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 19:45 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, May 25, 2017 | 19:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, June 1, 2017 | 12:42 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 25, 2017 to the new moon of June 24, 2017, a cycle of 29.28 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
- 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.