Waning · 9.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 03°
Moon age
26.6days
Moon phase on May 31, 2019Waning Crescent
On Friday, May 31, 2019, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.7% of its visible face lit, 26.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
9.7%Illumination at noon UTC
26.6 dMoon age
390,590 km242,701 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (4°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 2019 is on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 21:11 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 3, 2019 at 10:02 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 26, 2019 | 16:34 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, June 3, 2019 | 10:02 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Friday, May 31, 2019 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 4, 2019 to the new moon of June 3, 2019, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2019, or the whole moon calendar 2019.
- The same date one year apart: 2018 · 2020.
- 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.