Waning · 96.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 01°
Moon age
16.0days
Moon phase on May 31, 2018Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, May 31, 2018, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.5% of its visible face lit, 16.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.0 dMoon age
403,206 km250,541 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (1°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 2018 is on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 14:20 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 19:43 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 29, 2018 | 14:20 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, June 6, 2018 | 18:32 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Thursday, May 31, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 15, 2018 to the new moon of June 13, 2018, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2018, or the whole moon calendar 2018.
- The same date one year apart: 2017 · 2019.
- 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.