Moon Phases in Orkney
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1914
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-15
- Moonrise
- 03:39
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28.3 days
- Moonset
- 20:24
- Illumination
- 2%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-15
- Sunrise
- 04:37
- Sunset
- 21:38
- Day Length
- 17h 0m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Fri | 07:04 | 02:31 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 397599 km |
| May 2 Sat | 08:40 | 02:47 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 401399 km |
| May 3 Sun | 10:21 | 02:55 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 403923 km |
| May 4 Mon | 12:01 | 02:59 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 405081 km |
| May 5 Tue | 13:41 | 03:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 404918 km |
| May 6 Wed | 15:22 | 03:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 403588 km |
| May 7 Thu | 17:05 | 03:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 401325 km |
| May 8 Fri | 18:53 | 03:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 398396 km |
| May 9 Sat | 20:47 | 03:10 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 395062 km |
| May 10 Sun | 22:41 | 03:17 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 391545 km |
| May 11 Mon | - | 03:31 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 388014 km |
| May 12 Tue | 00:21 | 04:04 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 384584 km |
| May 13 Wed | 01:24 | 05:13 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 381326 km |
| May 14 Thu | 01:52 | 06:48 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 378288 km |
| May 15 Fri | 02:04 | 08:27 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 375516 km |
| May 16 Sat | 02:09 | 10:02 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 373068 km |
| May 17 Sun | 02:11 | 11:30 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 371027 km |
| May 18 Mon | 02:13 | 12:53 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 369498 km |
| May 19 Tue | 02:13 | 14:13 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 368601 km |
| May 20 Wed | 02:14 | 15:33 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 368456 km |
| May 21 Thu | 02:14 | 16:53 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 369164 km |
| May 22 Fri | 02:16 | 18:17 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 370789 km |
| May 23 Sat | 02:18 | 19:45 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 373339 km |
| May 24 Sun | 02:23 | 21:15 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 376750 km |
| May 25 Mon | 02:34 | 22:41 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 380875 km |
| May 26 Tue | 02:55 | 23:51 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 385486 km |
| May 27 Wed | 03:40 | - | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 390282 km |
| May 28 Thu | 04:53 | 00:32 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 394909 km |
| May 29 Fri | 06:26 | 00:53 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 398997 km |
| May 30 Sat | 08:05 | 01:04 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 402197 km |
| May 31 Sun | 09:43 | 01:09 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 404224 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.