Moon Phases in Cairns
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2025
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Moonrise
- 14:42
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 10.7 days
- Moonset
- 01:59
- Illumination
- 82%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Day Length
- 13h 5m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Thu | 09:58 | 21:09 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 380795 km |
| May 2 Fri | 11:00 | 22:13 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 386865 km |
| May 3 Sat | 11:56 | 23:15 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 392591 km |
| May 4 Sun | 12:43 | - | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 397551 km |
| May 5 Mon | 13:25 | 00:12 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 401422 km |
| May 6 Tue | 14:02 | 01:06 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 404010 km |
| May 7 Wed | 14:36 | 01:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 405259 km |
| May 8 Thu | 15:08 | 02:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 405245 km |
| May 9 Fri | 15:40 | 03:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 404138 km |
| May 10 Sat | 16:12 | 04:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 402170 km |
| May 11 Sun | 16:47 | 05:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 399585 km |
| May 12 Mon | 17:25 | 05:53 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 396601 km |
| May 13 Tue | 18:06 | 06:44 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 393389 km |
| May 14 Wed | 18:52 | 07:38 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 390065 km |
| May 15 Thu | 19:42 | 08:32 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 386696 km |
| May 16 Fri | 20:36 | 09:26 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 383324 km |
| May 17 Sat | 21:33 | 10:18 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 379988 km |
| May 18 Sun | 22:29 | 11:07 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 376751 km |
| May 19 Mon | 23:26 | 11:52 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 373711 km |
| May 20 Tue | - | 12:34 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 371006 km |
| May 21 Wed | 00:22 | 13:14 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 368807 km |
| May 22 Thu | 01:18 | 13:53 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 367302 km |
| May 23 Fri | 02:14 | 14:32 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 366667 km |
| May 24 Sat | 03:12 | 15:14 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 367047 km |
| May 25 Sun | 04:13 | 15:59 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 368526 km |
| May 26 Mon | 05:19 | 16:49 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 371108 km |
| May 27 Tue | 06:26 | 17:47 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 374704 km |
| May 28 Wed | 07:36 | 18:49 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 379126 km |
| May 29 Thu | 08:42 | 19:55 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 384094 km |
| May 30 Fri | 09:43 | 20:59 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 389255 km |
| May 31 Sat | 10:35 | 22:01 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 394212 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.