Moon Phases in Houston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1951
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-13
- Moonrise
- 04:43
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 24.8 days
- Moonset
- 13:54
- Illumination
- 23%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-13
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Day Length
- 10h 49m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Tue | 04:00 | 15:53 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 366723 km |
| May 2 Wed | 04:23 | 16:56 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 364724 km |
| May 3 Thu | 04:46 | 17:58 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 363854 km |
| May 4 Fri | 05:10 | 19:00 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 364277 km |
| May 5 Sat | 05:36 | 20:02 | New Moon | 1% | 28.5 days | 366060 km |
| May 6 Sun | 06:06 | 21:04 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29.5 days | 369152 km |
| May 7 Mon | 06:40 | 22:05 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 373381 km |
| May 8 Tue | 07:21 | 23:02 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 378461 km |
| May 9 Wed | 08:09 | 23:54 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 384017 km |
| May 10 Thu | 09:03 | - | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 389618 km |
| May 11 Fri | 10:01 | 00:38 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 394822 km |
| May 12 Sat | 11:03 | 01:16 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 399227 km |
| May 13 Sun | 12:05 | 01:49 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 402515 km |
| May 14 Mon | 13:08 | 02:17 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 404483 km |
| May 15 Tue | 14:11 | 02:42 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 405065 km |
| May 16 Wed | 15:16 | 03:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 404326 km |
| May 17 Thu | 16:22 | 03:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 402443 km |
| May 18 Fri | 17:34 | 03:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 399668 km |
| May 19 Sat | 18:49 | 04:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 396289 km |
| May 20 Sun | 20:08 | 05:02 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 392586 km |
| May 21 Mon | 21:26 | 05:46 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 388805 km |
| May 22 Tue | 22:38 | 06:41 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 385134 km |
| May 23 Wed | 23:39 | 07:48 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 381707 km |
| May 24 Thu | - | 09:02 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 378606 km |
| May 25 Fri | 00:27 | 10:18 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 375882 km |
| May 26 Sat | 01:06 | 11:32 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 373572 km |
| May 27 Sun | 01:38 | 12:41 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 371715 km |
| May 28 Mon | 02:04 | 13:47 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 370356 km |
| May 29 Tue | 02:28 | 14:50 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 369559 km |
| May 30 Wed | 02:51 | 15:52 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 369393 km |
| May 31 Thu | 03:14 | 16:53 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 369929 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.