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The Moon on Thursday, May 15, 2031: Waning Crescent, 32% lit

Waning · 31.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 16°

Moon age

23.8days

Moon phase on May 15, 2031Waning Crescent

Thursday 15 May 2031380,435 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 15, 2031, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 31.7% of its visible face lit, 23.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

31.7%Illumination at noon UTC
23.8 dMoon age
380,435 km236,391 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (16°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 15, 2031 is on Wednesday, May 7, 2031 at 03:40 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 21, 2031 at 07:17 UTC, 6 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Tuesday, May 13, 203119:07
New Moon (after)Wednesday, May 21, 203107:17

The Moon around May 15

More about this date

Thursday, May 15, 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.