Waxing · 99.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 07°
Moon age
14.8days
Moon phase on May 6, 2031Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 6, 2031, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 99.4% of its visible face lit, 14.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.4%Illumination at noon UTC
14.8 dMoon age
368,624 km229,052 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (7°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 2031 is on Wednesday, May 7, 2031 at 03:40 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 21, 2031 at 16:57 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, April 29, 2031 | 19:20 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 7, 2031 | 03:40 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Tuesday, May 6, 2031 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 21, 2031 to the new moon of May 21, 2031, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2031, or the whole moon calendar 2031.
- The same date one year apart: 2030 · 2032.
- 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.