Waxing · 1.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 21°
Moon age
1.0days
Moon phase on May 31, 2022Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.0% of its visible face lit, 1.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.0%Illumination at noon UTC
1.0 dMoon age
405,264 km251,819 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (21°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 2022 is on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 11:52 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 30, 2022 at 11:31 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, May 30, 2022 | 11:31 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, June 7, 2022 | 14:49 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 30, 2022 to the new moon of June 29, 2022, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2022, or the whole moon calendar 2022.
- The same date one year apart: 2021 · 2023.
- 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.