Moon Phases in Edinburgh
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2022
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Moonrise
- 13:48
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11 days
- Moonset
- 04:52
- Illumination
- 85%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 15:45
- Day Length
- 7h 26m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sun | 05:50 | 21:54 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 2 Mon | 06:02 | 23:13 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 3 Tue | 06:19 | - | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 4 Wed | 06:45 | 00:28 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 5 Thu | 07:23 | 01:35 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 367841 km |
| May 6 Fri | 08:15 | 02:27 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 373456 km |
| May 7 Sat | 09:22 | 03:05 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.1 days | 379446 km |
| May 8 Sun | 10:37 | 03:31 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 385360 km |
| May 9 Mon | 11:57 | 03:49 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.1 days | 390813 km |
| May 10 Tue | 13:19 | 04:01 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 395526 km |
| May 11 Wed | 14:41 | 04:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.1 days | 399343 km |
| May 12 Thu | 16:05 | 04:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.1 days | 402225 km |
| May 13 Fri | 17:33 | 04:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 404226 km |
| May 14 Sat | 19:04 | 04:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 405451 km |
| May 15 Sun | 20:41 | 04:47 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.1 days | 405696 km |
| May 16 Mon | 22:21 | 05:02 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 405696 km |
| May 17 Tue | 23:58 | 05:24 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 405351 km |
| May 18 Wed | - | 06:00 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 404097 km |
| May 19 Thu | 01:17 | 06:58 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 402117 km |
| May 20 Fri | 02:10 | 08:18 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 399308 km |
| May 21 Sat | 02:43 | 09:50 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 395609 km |
| May 22 Sun | 03:03 | 11:24 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 391040 km |
| May 23 Mon | 03:17 | 12:53 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 385732 km |
| May 24 Tue | 03:27 | 14:18 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 379938 km |
| May 25 Wed | 03:35 | 15:40 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 374019 km |
| May 26 Thu | 03:42 | 16:59 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.1 days | 368410 km |
| May 27 Fri | 03:50 | 18:19 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 363575 km |
| May 28 Sat | 03:59 | 19:39 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 29 Sun | 04:10 | 20:58 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 30 Mon | 04:25 | 22:15 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 31 Tue | 04:48 | 23:25 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 363104 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.