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The Moon on Saturday, May 24, 2031: Waxing Crescent, 9% lit

Waxing · 9.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 08°

Moon age

3.2days

Moon phase on May 24, 2031Waxing Crescent

Saturday 24 May 2031405,549 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 24, 2031, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 9.2% of its visible face lit, 3.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

9.2%Illumination at noon UTC
3.2 dMoon age
405,549 km251,996 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (8°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 24, 2031 is on Thursday, June 5, 2031 at 11:58 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 21, 2031 at 07:17 UTC, 3 days earlier.

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

The Moon around May 24

More about this date

Saturday, May 24, 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.