Waxing · 89.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 01°
Moon age
12.0days
Moon phase on May 31, 2042Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, May 31, 2042, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 89.3% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
89.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
402,156 km249,888 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (2°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 2042 is on Tuesday, June 3, 2042 at 20:48 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 19, 2042 at 10:55 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 26, 2042 | 18:18 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, June 3, 2042 | 20:48 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Saturday, May 31, 2042 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 19, 2042 to the new moon of June 17, 2042, a cycle of 29.37 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2042, or the whole moon calendar 2042.
- The same date one year apart: 2041 · 2043.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.