Moon Phases in Los Angeles
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1998
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-07
- Moonrise
- 00:30
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 19.8 days
- Moonset
- 10:18
- Illumination
- 74%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-07
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Day Length
- 13h 46m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Fri | 10:54 | 00:13 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 379926 km |
| May 2 Sat | 11:51 | 01:02 | First Quarter | 33% | 5.7 days | 376703 km |
| May 3 Sun | 12:48 | 01:45 | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 373683 km |
| May 4 Mon | 13:43 | 02:23 | First Quarter | 53% | 7.7 days | 371004 km |
| May 5 Tue | 14:37 | 02:59 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 368833 km |
| May 6 Wed | 15:31 | 03:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.7 days | 367355 km |
| May 7 Thu | 16:23 | 04:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.7 days | 366742 km |
| May 8 Fri | 17:17 | 04:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.7 days | 367137 km |
| May 9 Sat | 18:10 | 05:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.7 days | 368623 km |
| May 10 Sun | 19:04 | 05:39 | Full Moon | 99% | 13.7 days | 371203 km |
| May 11 Mon | 19:59 | 06:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.7 days | 374789 km |
| May 12 Tue | 20:53 | 06:53 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.7 days | 379195 km |
| May 13 Wed | 21:48 | 07:36 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.7 days | 384142 km |
| May 14 Thu | 22:40 | 08:23 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.7 days | 389281 km |
| May 15 Fri | 23:31 | 09:14 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.7 days | 394218 km |
| May 16 Sat | - | 10:09 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.7 days | 398557 km |
| May 17 Sun | 00:18 | 11:08 | Last Quarter | 65% | 20.7 days | 401946 km |
| May 18 Mon | 01:02 | 12:09 | Last Quarter | 55% | 21.7 days | 404112 km |
| May 19 Tue | 01:45 | 13:13 | Last Quarter | 44% | 22.7 days | 404901 km |
| May 20 Wed | 02:24 | 14:18 | Last Quarter | 34% | 23.7 days | 404289 km |
| May 21 Thu | 03:04 | 15:25 | Waning Crescent | 24% | 24.7 days | 402383 km |
| May 22 Fri | 03:44 | 16:32 | Waning Crescent | 16% | 25.7 days | 399401 km |
| May 23 Sat | 04:25 | 17:41 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 395637 km |
| May 24 Sun | 05:09 | 18:50 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 391422 km |
| May 25 Mon | 05:56 | 19:57 | New Moon | 1% | 28.7 days | 387082 km |
| May 26 Tue | 06:47 | 21:01 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.2 days | 382906 km |
| May 27 Wed | 07:42 | 22:00 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 379126 km |
| May 28 Thu | 08:39 | 22:53 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.2 days | 375904 km |
| May 29 Fri | 09:38 | 23:40 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 373335 km |
| May 30 Sat | 10:36 | - | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 371462 km |
| May 31 Sun | 11:33 | 00:21 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.2 days | 370285 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.