MoonPhases

Full moons 2031 · Wednesday · in 5 years

21 May 2031

New Moon

0% illuminated and waxing, 0.2 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 21 May 2031: New Moon, 0% illuminated

Ephemeris for 21 May 2031 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
New Moon
Illumination
0.0%
Lunar age
0.2 days
Elongation
2.2°
Distance
400,689 km
Distance (mi)
248,976 mi
Apparent size
29.8′
Constellation
Gemini
Libration lat
0.6° N
Libration lon
3.1° E

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London05:0413:0621:1558.3°
New York05:4413:1220:4369.5°
Chicago05:3713:0820:4368.3°
Denver05:5513:2020:4870.6°
Los Angeles06:0313:1520:2976.4°
Mexico City06:1312:5619:4088.8°
São Paulo06:4512:1917:5145.4°
Berlin05:0413:1021:2357.2°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
First Quarter29 May 203111:20in 8 days
Full Moon5 June 203111:58in 15 days
Last Quarter12 June 203102:21in 22 days
New Moon19 June 203122:25in 29 days