Moon Phases in Brits
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1996
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Moonrise
- 21:43
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 18.9 days
- Moonset
- 09:55
- Illumination
- 82%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Day Length
- 13h 11m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Wed | 16:21 | 04:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| May 2 Thu | 17:03 | 05:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| May 3 Fri | 17:50 | 06:16 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| May 4 Sat | 18:40 | 07:17 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| May 5 Sun | 19:36 | 08:19 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 367658 km |
| May 6 Mon | 20:34 | 09:20 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 373339 km |
| May 7 Tue | 21:36 | 10:18 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 379611 km |
| May 8 Wed | 22:38 | 11:13 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 385970 km |
| May 9 Thu | 23:40 | 12:03 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 391933 km |
| May 10 Fri | - | 12:49 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 397093 km |
| May 11 Sat | 00:41 | 13:33 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 401158 km |
| May 12 Sun | 01:41 | 14:14 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 403976 km |
| May 13 Mon | 02:39 | 14:54 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 405530 km |
| May 14 Tue | 03:37 | 15:35 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 405696 km |
| May 15 Wed | 04:33 | 16:15 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 405321 km |
| May 16 Thu | 05:30 | 16:58 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 403937 km |
| May 17 Fri | 06:24 | 17:43 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 401963 km |
| May 18 Sat | 07:18 | 18:28 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 399544 km |
| May 19 Sun | 08:10 | 19:17 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 396771 km |
| May 20 Mon | 08:59 | 20:06 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 393682 km |
| May 21 Tue | 09:45 | 20:56 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 390285 km |
| May 22 Wed | 10:28 | 21:47 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 386592 km |
| May 23 Thu | 11:08 | 22:37 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 382647 km |
| May 24 Fri | 11:47 | 23:28 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 378553 km |
| May 25 Sat | 12:23 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.4 days | 374481 km |
| May 26 Sun | 13:00 | 00:19 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 370663 km |
| May 27 Mon | 13:37 | 01:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 367374 km |
| May 28 Tue | 14:14 | 02:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 364900 km |
| May 29 Wed | 14:55 | 03:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 363503 km |
| May 30 Thu | 15:39 | 03:59 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 363383 km |
| May 31 Fri | 16:27 | 04:59 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 364646 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.