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The Moon on Thursday, May 22, 2031: Waxing Crescent, 1% lit

Waxing · 1.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 14°

Moon age

1.2days

Moon phase on May 22, 2031Waxing Crescent

Thursday 22 May 2031402,928 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 22, 2031, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 1.4% of its visible face lit, 1.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

1.4%Illumination at noon UTC
1.2 dMoon age
402,928 km250,368 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 22, 2031 is on Thursday, June 5, 2031 at 11:58 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 21, 2031 at 07:17 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, May 21, 203107:17
First Quarter (after)Thursday, May 29, 203111:20

The Moon around May 22

More about this date

Thursday, May 22, 2031 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 21, 2031 to the new moon of June 19, 2031, a cycle of 29.63 days.