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The Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2051: Waning Gibbous, 68% lit

Waning · 67.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 19°

Moon age

21.1days

Moon phase on May 31, 2051Waning Gibbous

Wednesday 31 May 2051377,570 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, May 31, 2051, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 67.6% of its visible face lit, 21.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

67.6%Illumination at noon UTC
21.1 dMoon age
377,570 km234,611 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (20°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 31, 2051 is on Thursday, May 25, 2051 at 17:35 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 8, 2051 at 18:56 UTC, 8 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Thursday, May 25, 205117:35
Last Quarter (after)Friday, June 2, 205102:15

The Moon around May 31

More about this date

Wednesday, May 31, 2051 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 10, 2051 to the new moon of June 8, 2051, a cycle of 29.35 days.