Moon Phases in Christchurch
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1949
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-17
- Moonrise
- 06:01
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 0.3 days
- Moonset
- 20:29
- Illumination
- 0%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-17
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Day Length
- 13h 46m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sun | 10:13 | 18:49 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 368793 km |
| May 2 Mon | 11:19 | 19:34 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 374801 km |
| May 3 Tue | 12:19 | 20:31 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.2 days | 381184 km |
| May 4 Wed | 13:10 | 21:38 | First Quarter | 38% | 6.2 days | 387445 km |
| May 5 Thu | 13:51 | 22:52 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 393143 km |
| May 6 Fri | 14:24 | - | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 397940 km |
| May 7 Sat | 14:52 | 00:09 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 401634 km |
| May 8 Sun | 15:16 | 01:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 404157 km |
| May 9 Mon | 15:38 | 02:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 405560 km |
| May 10 Tue | 15:59 | 04:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 405696 km |
| May 11 Wed | 16:23 | 05:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 405584 km |
| May 12 Thu | 16:51 | 06:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.2 days | 404538 km |
| May 13 Fri | 17:25 | 08:08 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.2 days | 402955 km |
| May 14 Sat | 18:07 | 09:28 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 400891 km |
| May 15 Sun | 19:00 | 10:41 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 398346 km |
| May 16 Mon | 20:01 | 11:42 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 395286 km |
| May 17 Tue | 21:09 | 12:29 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 391681 km |
| May 18 Wed | 22:18 | 13:06 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 387545 km |
| May 19 Thu | 23:26 | 13:35 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 382966 km |
| May 20 Fri | - | 13:58 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.2 days | 378121 km |
| May 21 Sat | 00:30 | 14:17 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 373277 km |
| May 22 Sun | 01:34 | 14:35 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 368766 km |
| May 23 Mon | 02:35 | 14:51 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 364954 km |
| May 24 Tue | 03:37 | 15:09 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 363104 km |
| May 25 Wed | 04:40 | 15:27 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 363104 km |
| May 26 Thu | 05:45 | 15:49 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 363104 km |
| May 27 Fri | 06:52 | 16:15 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 363104 km |
| May 28 Sat | 08:01 | 16:48 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 366036 km |
| May 29 Sun | 09:09 | 17:31 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 370635 km |
| May 30 Mon | 10:12 | 18:25 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 376173 km |
| May 31 Tue | 11:07 | 19:30 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 382210 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.