Moon Phases in Essen
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1952
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-05
- Moonrise
- 16:24
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 14.3 days
- Moonset
- 09:41
- Illumination
- 100%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-05
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Day Length
- 8h 7m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Thu | 10:27 | 02:17 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 402669 km |
| May 2 Fri | 11:40 | 02:37 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.6 days | 404453 km |
| May 3 Sat | 12:52 | 02:52 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.6 days | 404843 km |
| May 4 Sun | 14:04 | 03:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.6 days | 403882 km |
| May 5 Mon | 15:16 | 03:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.6 days | 401737 km |
| May 6 Tue | 16:30 | 03:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 398660 km |
| May 7 Wed | 17:48 | 03:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 394954 km |
| May 8 Thu | 19:09 | 03:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.6 days | 390931 km |
| May 9 Fri | 20:34 | 04:11 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 386875 km |
| May 10 Sat | 22:00 | 04:35 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 383019 km |
| May 11 Sun | 23:17 | 05:11 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 379533 km |
| May 12 Mon | - | 06:03 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 376528 km |
| May 13 Tue | 00:19 | 07:13 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.6 days | 374066 km |
| May 14 Wed | 01:03 | 08:37 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 372174 km |
| May 15 Thu | 01:34 | 10:06 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 370859 km |
| May 16 Fri | 01:55 | 11:34 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 370125 km |
| May 17 Sat | 02:11 | 12:59 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.6 days | 369976 km |
| May 18 Sun | 02:25 | 14:21 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 370424 km |
| May 19 Mon | 02:38 | 15:43 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 371483 km |
| May 20 Tue | 02:51 | 17:03 | Waning Crescent | 16% | 25.6 days | 373169 km |
| May 21 Wed | 03:06 | 18:24 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.6 days | 375483 km |
| May 22 Thu | 03:24 | 19:45 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 378406 km |
| May 23 Fri | 03:47 | 21:02 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 381875 km |
| May 24 Sat | 04:19 | 22:10 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 385776 km |
| May 25 Sun | 05:02 | 23:06 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 389932 km |
| May 26 Mon | 05:57 | 23:48 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 394102 km |
| May 27 Tue | 07:02 | - | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3.1 days | 397993 km |
| May 28 Wed | 08:12 | 00:18 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 401286 km |
| May 29 Thu | 09:25 | 00:40 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 403669 km |
| May 30 Fri | 10:36 | 00:57 | First Quarter | 36% | 6.1 days | 404878 km |
| May 31 Sat | 11:48 | 01:11 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 404738 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.