Moon Phases in Christchurch
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1992
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-09
- Moonrise
- 23:43
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 22.4 days
- Moonset
- 14:21
- Illumination
- 48%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-09
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Day Length
- 14h 8m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Fri | 05:28 | 16:13 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 394199 km |
| May 2 Sat | 06:35 | 16:44 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 397299 km |
| May 3 Sun | 07:45 | 17:21 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 400141 km |
| May 4 Mon | 08:54 | 18:05 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 402581 km |
| May 5 Tue | 10:00 | 19:00 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 404422 km |
| May 6 Wed | 11:00 | 20:04 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 405437 km |
| May 7 Thu | 11:50 | 21:15 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 5 days | 405402 km |
| May 8 Fri | 12:31 | 22:28 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 404139 km |
| May 9 Sat | 13:07 | 23:44 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 401558 km |
| May 10 Sun | 13:37 | - | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 397695 km |
| May 11 Mon | 14:04 | 00:57 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 392722 km |
| May 12 Tue | 14:30 | 02:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 386945 km |
| May 13 Wed | 14:56 | 03:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 380776 km |
| May 14 Thu | 15:25 | 04:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 374690 km |
| May 15 Fri | 15:56 | 05:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 369172 km |
| May 16 Sat | 16:33 | 06:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 364665 km |
| May 17 Sun | 17:16 | 08:03 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| May 18 Mon | 18:05 | 09:04 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| May 19 Tue | 19:00 | 09:57 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| May 20 Wed | 19:59 | 10:42 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 363104 km |
| May 21 Thu | 21:01 | 11:20 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 364785 km |
| May 22 Fri | 22:02 | 11:51 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 368906 km |
| May 23 Sat | 23:03 | 12:18 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 373721 km |
| May 24 Sun | - | 12:42 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 378844 km |
| May 25 Mon | 00:04 | 13:04 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 383925 km |
| May 26 Tue | 01:05 | 13:26 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 388680 km |
| May 27 Wed | 02:07 | 13:49 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 392922 km |
| May 28 Thu | 03:11 | 14:13 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 396558 km |
| May 29 Fri | 04:16 | 14:41 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 399575 km |
| May 30 Sat | 05:25 | 15:15 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 402008 km |
| May 31 Sun | 06:35 | 15:56 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29 days | 403903 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.