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The Moon on Thursday, May 31, 2074: Waxing Crescent, 27% lit

Waxing · 26.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 12°

Moon age

5.6days

Moon phase on May 31, 2074Waxing Crescent

Thursday 31 May 2074390,668 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 31, 2074, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 26.8% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

26.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
390,668 km242,750 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (13°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 31, 2074 is on Saturday, June 9, 2074 at 09:28 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 25, 2074 at 22:44 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, May 25, 207422:44
First Quarter (after)Saturday, June 2, 207419:14

The Moon around May 31

More about this date

Thursday, May 31, 2074 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 25, 2074 to the new moon of June 24, 2074, a cycle of 29.62 days.