Moon Phases in Anchorage
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2017
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Moonrise
- 14:46
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 10.4 days
- Moonset
- 03:36
- Illumination
- 80%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Day Length
- 9h 44m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Mon | 11:38 | 01:16 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 376525 km |
| May 2 Tue | 12:41 | 02:08 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 373889 km |
| May 3 Wed | 13:44 | 02:53 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 371620 km |
| May 4 Thu | 14:46 | 03:33 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 369827 km |
| May 5 Fri | 15:47 | 04:08 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 368637 km |
| May 6 Sat | 16:45 | 04:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 368180 km |
| May 7 Sun | 17:44 | 05:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 368573 km |
| May 8 Mon | 18:40 | 05:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 369895 km |
| May 9 Tue | 19:37 | 06:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 372173 km |
| May 10 Wed | 20:32 | 06:45 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 375363 km |
| May 11 Thu | 21:28 | 07:20 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 379336 km |
| May 12 Fri | 22:21 | 07:57 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 383880 km |
| May 13 Sat | 23:13 | 08:38 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 388705 km |
| May 14 Sun | - | 09:23 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 393463 km |
| May 15 Mon | 00:01 | 10:12 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 397780 km |
| May 16 Tue | 00:46 | 11:04 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 401294 km |
| May 17 Wed | 01:29 | 12:00 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 403701 km |
| May 18 Thu | 02:07 | 12:58 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 404788 km |
| May 19 Fri | 02:44 | 13:59 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 404467 km |
| May 20 Sat | 03:19 | 15:01 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 402780 km |
| May 21 Sun | 03:54 | 16:07 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 399897 km |
| May 22 Mon | 04:29 | 17:15 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 396087 km |
| May 23 Tue | 05:06 | 18:25 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 391687 km |
| May 24 Wed | 05:47 | 19:37 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 387053 km |
| May 25 Thu | 06:32 | 20:49 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 382526 km |
| May 26 Fri | 07:23 | 21:59 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 378400 km |
| May 27 Sat | 08:19 | 23:03 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 374896 km |
| May 28 Sun | 09:22 | - | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 372161 km |
| May 29 Mon | 10:27 | 00:00 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 370267 km |
| May 30 Tue | 11:33 | 00:50 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 369218 km |
| May 31 Wed | 12:37 | 01:33 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 368974 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.