Waxing · 4.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 26°
Moon age
2.2days
Moon phase on May 23, 2031Waxing Crescent
On Friday, May 23, 2031, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 4.5% of its visible face lit, 2.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
4.5%Illumination at noon UTC
2.2 dMoon age
404,598 km251,405 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (26°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 2031 is on Thursday, June 5, 2031 at 11:58 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 21, 2031 at 07:17 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 21, 2031 | 07:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 29, 2031 | 11:20 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Friday, May 23, 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.
- 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.