Moon Phases in Bentota
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1955
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Moonrise
- 21:26
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 24.9 days
- Moonset
- 08:30
- Illumination
- 23%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Sunrise
- 00:55
- Sunset
- 12:52
- Day Length
- 11h 56m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sun | 08:31 | 20:55 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 394652 km |
| May 2 Mon | 09:18 | 21:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 389217 km |
| May 3 Tue | 10:03 | 22:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 383278 km |
| May 4 Wed | 10:49 | 22:59 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 377292 km |
| May 5 Thu | 11:35 | 23:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 371731 km |
| May 6 Fri | 12:22 | - | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 367034 km |
| May 7 Sat | 13:11 | 00:26 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363557 km |
| May 8 Sun | 14:01 | 01:13 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| May 9 Mon | 14:50 | 02:01 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| May 10 Tue | 15:39 | 02:50 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 363104 km |
| May 11 Wed | 16:27 | 03:40 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 364580 km |
| May 12 Thu | 17:13 | 04:29 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 368097 km |
| May 13 Fri | 17:58 | 05:18 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 372373 km |
| May 14 Sat | 18:41 | 06:06 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 377058 km |
| May 15 Sun | 19:25 | 06:54 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 381824 km |
| May 16 Mon | 20:08 | 07:42 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 386399 km |
| May 17 Tue | 20:54 | 08:31 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 390597 km |
| May 18 Wed | 21:42 | 09:24 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 394315 km |
| May 19 Thu | 22:34 | 10:19 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 397523 km |
| May 20 Fri | 23:31 | 11:19 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 400238 km |
| May 21 Sat | - | 12:21 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 402484 km |
| May 22 Sun | 00:32 | 13:27 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 404258 km |
| May 23 Mon | 01:37 | 14:32 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 405505 km |
| May 24 Tue | 02:42 | 15:34 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 405696 km |
| May 25 Wed | 03:45 | 16:31 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 405696 km |
| May 26 Thu | 04:43 | 17:23 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 404731 km |
| May 27 Fri | 05:37 | 18:10 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 402427 km |
| May 28 Sat | 06:27 | 18:54 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 398929 km |
| May 29 Sun | 07:15 | 19:36 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 394287 km |
| May 30 Mon | 08:01 | 20:16 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 388684 km |
| May 31 Tue | 08:47 | 20:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 382439 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.