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The Moon on Friday, May 31, 2041: Waxing Crescent, 3% lit

Waxing · 2.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 28°

Moon age

1.5days

Moon phase on May 31, 2041Waxing Crescent

Friday 31 May 2041391,787 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, May 31, 2041, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 2.7% of its visible face lit, 1.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.7%Illumination at noon UTC
1.5 dMoon age
391,787 km243,445 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 31, 2041 is on Friday, June 14, 2041 at 10:59 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 29, 2041 at 22:56 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, May 29, 204122:56
First Quarter (after)Thursday, June 6, 204121:41

The Moon around May 31

More about this date

Friday, May 31, 2041 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 29, 2041 to the new moon of June 28, 2041, a cycle of 29.51 days.