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The Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 2031: Waxing Crescent, 41% lit

Waxing · 40.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 25°

Moon age

7.2days

Moon phase on May 28, 2031Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 28 May 2031399,492 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, May 28, 2031, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 40.6% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

40.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
399,492 km248,233 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (26°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 28, 2031 is on Thursday, June 5, 2031 at 11:58 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 21, 2031 at 07:17 UTC, 7 days earlier.

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

The Moon around May 28

More about this date

Wednesday, May 28, 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.