Moon Phases in Essen
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2001
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-03
- Moonrise
- 14:58
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.3 days
- Moonset
- 06:38
- Illumination
- 93%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-03
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Day Length
- 8h 11m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Tue | 13:08 | 04:04 | First Quarter | 57% | 8.1 days | 374808 km |
| May 2 Wed | 14:29 | 04:35 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 378119 km |
| May 3 Thu | 15:51 | 05:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10.1 days | 381554 km |
| May 4 Fri | 17:12 | 05:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11.1 days | 385010 km |
| May 5 Sat | 18:31 | 05:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 388424 km |
| May 6 Sun | 19:50 | 06:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 391758 km |
| May 7 Mon | 21:08 | 06:24 | Full Moon | 99% | 14.1 days | 394976 km |
| May 8 Tue | 22:23 | 06:49 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 398016 km |
| May 9 Wed | 23:35 | 07:18 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 400767 km |
| May 10 Thu | - | 07:53 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 403066 km |
| May 11 Fri | 00:39 | 08:35 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 404701 km |
| May 12 Sat | 01:34 | 09:26 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 405439 km |
| May 13 Sun | 02:18 | 10:23 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 405064 km |
| May 14 Mon | 02:55 | 11:27 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 403421 km |
| May 15 Tue | 03:24 | 12:32 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22.1 days | 400457 km |
| May 16 Wed | 03:47 | 13:39 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 396251 km |
| May 17 Thu | 04:07 | 14:46 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 391018 km |
| May 18 Fri | 04:25 | 15:55 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25.1 days | 385102 km |
| May 19 Sat | 04:43 | 17:05 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 378939 km |
| May 20 Sun | 05:00 | 18:17 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27.1 days | 373013 km |
| May 21 Mon | 05:20 | 19:32 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 367800 km |
| May 22 Tue | 05:42 | 20:49 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 363713 km |
| May 23 Wed | 06:09 | 22:07 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 24 Thu | 06:44 | 23:22 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 25 Fri | 07:30 | - | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 26 Sat | 08:28 | 00:29 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 27 Sun | 09:38 | 01:24 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.5 days | 366155 km |
| May 28 Mon | 10:56 | 02:07 | First Quarter | 31% | 5.5 days | 370495 km |
| May 29 Tue | 12:17 | 02:40 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 375397 km |
| May 30 Wed | 13:38 | 03:07 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.5 days | 380487 km |
| May 31 Thu | 14:58 | 03:30 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 385434 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.