Moon Phases in Edinburgh
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2009
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Moonrise
- 20:36
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 16 days
- Moonset
- 08:50
- Illumination
- 98%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Day Length
- 8h 55m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Fri | 11:05 | 02:59 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.6 days | 404644 km |
| May 2 Sat | 12:37 | 03:16 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.6 days | 404532 km |
| May 3 Sun | 14:06 | 03:28 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.6 days | 403024 km |
| May 4 Mon | 15:32 | 03:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.6 days | 400230 km |
| May 5 Tue | 16:56 | 03:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.6 days | 396383 km |
| May 6 Wed | 18:19 | 03:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 391806 km |
| May 7 Thu | 19:43 | 04:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 386872 km |
| May 8 Fri | 21:06 | 04:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.6 days | 381966 km |
| May 9 Sat | 22:25 | 04:34 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 377438 km |
| May 10 Sun | 23:37 | 04:59 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 373579 km |
| May 11 Mon | - | 05:34 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 370594 km |
| May 12 Tue | 00:34 | 06:24 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 368599 km |
| May 13 Wed | 01:16 | 07:28 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.6 days | 367625 km |
| May 14 Thu | 01:44 | 08:40 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 367626 km |
| May 15 Fri | 02:03 | 09:56 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.6 days | 368498 km |
| May 16 Sat | 02:17 | 11:13 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 370104 km |
| May 17 Sun | 02:27 | 12:30 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.6 days | 372290 km |
| May 18 Mon | 02:36 | 13:48 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 374909 km |
| May 19 Tue | 02:44 | 15:07 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.6 days | 377839 km |
| May 20 Wed | 02:53 | 16:29 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 380983 km |
| May 21 Thu | 03:02 | 17:56 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 384276 km |
| May 22 Fri | 03:15 | 19:28 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 387669 km |
| May 23 Sat | 03:32 | 21:02 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 391113 km |
| May 24 Sun | 03:58 | 22:30 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 394533 km |
| May 25 Mon | 04:40 | 23:42 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 397811 km |
| May 26 Tue | 05:45 | - | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 400775 km |
| May 27 Wed | 07:10 | 00:31 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 403203 km |
| May 28 Thu | 08:46 | 01:02 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 404843 km |
| May 29 Fri | 10:21 | 01:21 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 405448 km |
| May 30 Sat | 11:53 | 01:35 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 404818 km |
| May 31 Sun | 13:20 | 01:45 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 402842 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.