Moon Phases in Cairns
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2066
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-03
- Moonrise
- 16:49
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.6 days
- Moonset
- 03:26
- Illumination
- 95%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-03
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Day Length
- 13h 6m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sat | 11:44 | 23:15 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 404506 km |
| May 2 Sun | 12:25 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 402533 km |
| May 3 Mon | 13:04 | 00:05 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 399237 km |
| May 4 Tue | 13:42 | 00:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 394799 km |
| May 5 Wed | 14:20 | 01:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 389525 km |
| May 6 Thu | 14:59 | 02:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 383813 km |
| May 7 Fri | 15:41 | 03:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 378108 km |
| May 8 Sat | 16:25 | 04:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 372856 km |
| May 9 Sun | 17:16 | 05:35 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 368455 km |
| May 10 Mon | 18:12 | 06:39 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 365215 km |
| May 11 Tue | 19:14 | 07:47 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 363332 km |
| May 12 Wed | 20:19 | 08:52 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 13 Thu | 21:25 | 09:54 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 363791 km |
| May 14 Fri | 22:28 | 10:50 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 365916 km |
| May 15 Sat | 23:29 | 11:40 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 369006 km |
| May 16 Sun | - | 12:24 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 372771 km |
| May 17 Mon | 00:25 | 13:05 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 376913 km |
| May 18 Tue | 01:19 | 13:43 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 381164 km |
| May 19 Wed | 02:10 | 14:20 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 385308 km |
| May 20 Thu | 03:01 | 14:58 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 389201 km |
| May 21 Fri | 03:52 | 15:37 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 392768 km |
| May 22 Sat | 04:43 | 16:17 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 395984 km |
| May 23 Sun | 05:35 | 17:01 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 398847 km |
| May 24 Mon | 06:27 | 17:48 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 401347 km |
| May 25 Tue | 07:19 | 18:36 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 403431 km |
| May 26 Wed | 08:09 | 19:27 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 404992 km |
| May 27 Thu | 08:56 | 20:18 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 405696 km |
| May 28 Fri | 09:41 | 21:09 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 405696 km |
| May 29 Sat | 10:23 | 22:00 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 5 days | 404793 km |
| May 30 Sun | 11:02 | 22:50 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 402511 km |
| May 31 Mon | 11:40 | 23:40 | First Quarter | 45% | 7 days | 398973 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.