Moon Phases in New Plymouth
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1911
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-18
- Moonrise
- 08:58
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 1.4 days
- Moonset
- 18:01
- Illumination
- 2%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-18
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Day Length
- 9h 58m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Mon | 09:05 | 18:34 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 363104 km |
| May 2 Tue | 10:22 | 19:28 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 367211 km |
| May 3 Wed | 11:32 | 20:32 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 372950 km |
| May 4 Thu | 12:28 | 21:43 | First Quarter | 32% | 5.6 days | 379139 km |
| May 5 Fri | 13:14 | 22:55 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 385296 km |
| May 6 Sat | 13:51 | - | First Quarter | 53% | 7.6 days | 390999 km |
| May 7 Sun | 14:20 | 00:06 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.6 days | 395925 km |
| May 8 Mon | 14:45 | 01:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.6 days | 399879 km |
| May 9 Tue | 15:09 | 02:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.6 days | 402796 km |
| May 10 Wed | 15:31 | 03:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 404718 km |
| May 11 Thu | 15:53 | 04:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 405696 km |
| May 12 Fri | 16:16 | 05:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.6 days | 405696 km |
| May 13 Sat | 16:42 | 06:25 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 405696 km |
| May 14 Sun | 17:13 | 07:27 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 404817 km |
| May 15 Mon | 17:49 | 08:28 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 403344 km |
| May 16 Tue | 18:31 | 09:28 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 401246 km |
| May 17 Wed | 19:22 | 10:22 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.6 days | 398443 km |
| May 18 Thu | 20:17 | 11:11 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 394877 km |
| May 19 Fri | 21:18 | 11:53 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 390551 km |
| May 20 Sat | 22:21 | 12:29 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 385560 km |
| May 21 Sun | 23:26 | 13:00 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.6 days | 380115 km |
| May 22 Mon | - | 13:27 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 374530 km |
| May 23 Tue | 00:32 | 13:52 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 369197 km |
| May 24 Wed | 01:39 | 14:16 | Waning Crescent | 16% | 25.6 days | 364546 km |
| May 25 Thu | 02:48 | 14:41 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.6 days | 363104 km |
| May 26 Fri | 04:00 | 15:09 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 363104 km |
| May 27 Sat | 05:16 | 15:42 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 363104 km |
| May 28 Sun | 06:36 | 16:22 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 29 Mon | 07:56 | 17:12 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 30 Tue | 09:12 | 18:13 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 367323 km |
| May 31 Wed | 10:17 | 19:25 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3.1 days | 372910 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.