Moon Phases in Leeston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1976
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-06
- Moonrise
- 20:03
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 18.9 days
- Moonset
- 11:47
- Illumination
- 82%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-06
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Day Length
- 10h 1m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sat | 08:46 | 18:34 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 405484 km |
| May 2 Sun | 09:41 | 19:19 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 404121 km |
| May 3 Mon | 10:32 | 20:09 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 401913 km |
| May 4 Tue | 11:20 | 21:05 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 398762 km |
| May 5 Wed | 12:03 | 22:05 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 394637 km |
| May 6 Thu | 12:41 | 23:09 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 389611 km |
| May 7 Fri | 13:17 | - | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 383885 km |
| May 8 Sat | 13:51 | 00:16 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 377779 km |
| May 9 Sun | 14:22 | 01:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 371713 km |
| May 10 Mon | 14:55 | 02:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 366162 km |
| May 11 Tue | 15:29 | 03:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 363104 km |
| May 12 Wed | 16:06 | 05:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| May 13 Thu | 16:49 | 06:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| May 14 Fri | 17:37 | 07:37 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| May 15 Sat | 18:32 | 08:46 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| May 16 Sun | 19:33 | 09:48 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 363481 km |
| May 17 Mon | 20:36 | 10:41 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 368681 km |
| May 18 Tue | 21:41 | 11:27 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 374752 km |
| May 19 Wed | 22:45 | 12:04 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 381191 km |
| May 20 Thu | 23:48 | 12:37 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 387499 km |
| May 21 Fri | - | 13:06 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 393236 km |
| May 22 Sat | 00:49 | 13:34 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 398069 km |
| May 23 Sun | 01:48 | 13:59 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 401794 km |
| May 24 Mon | 02:47 | 14:25 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 404348 km |
| May 25 Tue | 03:45 | 14:53 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 405696 km |
| May 26 Wed | 04:43 | 15:23 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 405696 km |
| May 27 Thu | 05:42 | 15:56 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405696 km |
| May 28 Fri | 06:39 | 16:33 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29 days | 404853 km |
| May 29 Sat | 07:35 | 17:16 | New Moon | 0% | 0.5 days | 403285 km |
| May 30 Sun | 08:28 | 18:04 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 401219 km |
| May 31 Mon | 09:18 | 18:59 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 398651 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.