Moon Phases in Essen
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1942
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-06
- Moonrise
- 17:37
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 15.8 days
- Moonset
- 10:48
- Illumination
- 99%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-01-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-06
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Day Length
- 8h 6m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Fri | 21:49 | 06:59 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 371553 km |
| May 2 Sat | 23:06 | 07:37 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 376357 km |
| May 3 Sun | - | 08:23 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.4 days | 381792 km |
| May 4 Mon | 00:16 | 09:17 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 387442 km |
| May 5 Tue | 01:18 | 10:19 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.4 days | 392864 km |
| May 6 Wed | 02:09 | 11:27 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 397635 km |
| May 7 Thu | 02:52 | 12:37 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 401400 km |
| May 8 Fri | 03:27 | 13:48 | Last Quarter | 48% | 22.4 days | 403907 km |
| May 9 Sat | 03:56 | 14:58 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 405038 km |
| May 10 Sun | 04:22 | 16:06 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 404807 km |
| May 11 Mon | 04:47 | 17:14 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 403350 km |
| May 12 Tue | 05:11 | 18:19 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.4 days | 400897 km |
| May 13 Wed | 05:35 | 19:24 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 397724 km |
| May 14 Thu | 06:00 | 20:27 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.4 days | 394119 km |
| May 15 Fri | 06:28 | 21:29 | New Moon | 0% | 29.4 days | 390343 km |
| May 16 Sat | 07:01 | 22:26 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.8 days | 386608 km |
| May 17 Sun | 07:38 | 23:21 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.8 days | 383067 km |
| May 18 Mon | 08:19 | - | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.8 days | 379822 km |
| May 19 Tue | 09:08 | 00:10 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.8 days | 376936 km |
| May 20 Wed | 10:01 | 00:54 | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.8 days | 374448 km |
| May 21 Thu | 10:59 | 01:32 | First Quarter | 34% | 5.8 days | 372396 km |
| May 22 Fri | 12:02 | 02:05 | First Quarter | 44% | 6.8 days | 370824 km |
| May 23 Sat | 13:07 | 02:35 | First Quarter | 55% | 7.8 days | 369788 km |
| May 24 Sun | 14:16 | 03:03 | First Quarter | 65% | 8.8 days | 369357 km |
| May 25 Mon | 15:28 | 03:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 75% | 9.8 days | 369602 km |
| May 26 Tue | 16:42 | 03:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 10.8 days | 370588 km |
| May 27 Wed | 18:00 | 04:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.8 days | 372358 km |
| May 28 Thu | 19:19 | 04:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.8 days | 374916 km |
| May 29 Fri | 20:38 | 05:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.8 days | 378212 km |
| May 30 Sat | 21:55 | 06:10 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.8 days | 382131 km |
| May 31 Sun | 23:03 | 07:01 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.8 days | 386483 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.