Moon Phases in New Plymouth
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2021
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Moonrise
- 22:13
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 17.7 days
- Moonset
- 09:50
- Illumination
- 91%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Day Length
- 13h 59m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sat | 20:59 | 11:36 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 405342 km |
| May 2 Sun | 22:03 | 12:37 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 403861 km |
| May 3 Mon | 23:10 | 13:27 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 401160 km |
| May 4 Tue | - | 14:07 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 397233 km |
| May 5 Wed | 00:16 | 14:41 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 392206 km |
| May 6 Thu | 01:21 | 15:10 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 386343 km |
| May 7 Fri | 02:23 | 15:35 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 380031 km |
| May 8 Sat | 03:23 | 15:58 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 373741 km |
| May 9 Sun | 04:22 | 16:21 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 367977 km |
| May 10 Mon | 05:21 | 16:45 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 363218 km |
| May 11 Tue | 06:19 | 17:10 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| May 12 Wed | 07:18 | 17:38 | New Moon | 0% | 0.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 13 Thu | 08:18 | 18:10 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 14 Fri | 09:17 | 18:48 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 15 Sat | 10:14 | 19:32 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 363528 km |
| May 16 Sun | 11:08 | 20:22 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 368127 km |
| May 17 Mon | 11:57 | 21:20 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 373521 km |
| May 18 Tue | 12:39 | 22:21 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 379262 km |
| May 19 Wed | 13:17 | 23:27 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 384929 km |
| May 20 Thu | 13:50 | - | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 390169 km |
| May 21 Fri | 14:20 | 00:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 394734 km |
| May 22 Sat | 14:48 | 01:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 398490 km |
| May 23 Sun | 15:17 | 02:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 401414 km |
| May 24 Mon | 15:47 | 04:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 403555 km |
| May 25 Tue | 16:20 | 05:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 405004 km |
| May 26 Wed | 16:59 | 06:40 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 405696 km |
| May 27 Thu | 17:46 | 07:58 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 405696 km |
| May 28 Fri | 18:41 | 09:14 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 405696 km |
| May 29 Sat | 19:45 | 10:21 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 404723 km |
| May 30 Sun | 20:53 | 11:19 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 402880 km |
| May 31 Mon | 22:02 | 12:05 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 400112 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.