Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1944
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-20
- Moonrise
- 09:24
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 3.6 days
- Moonset
- 21:20
- Illumination
- 14%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-20
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Day Length
- 13h 27m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Mon | 14:11 | - | First Quarter | 58% | 8.1 days | 370860 km |
| May 2 Tue | 14:43 | 00:37 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 372245 km |
| May 3 Wed | 15:13 | 01:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10.1 days | 374141 km |
| May 4 Thu | 15:41 | 02:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.1 days | 376520 km |
| May 5 Fri | 16:07 | 03:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 379355 km |
| May 6 Sat | 16:34 | 04:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 382603 km |
| May 7 Sun | 17:03 | 05:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.1 days | 386192 km |
| May 8 Mon | 17:34 | 06:29 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.1 days | 390006 km |
| May 9 Tue | 18:09 | 07:32 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 393871 km |
| May 10 Wed | 18:49 | 08:35 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 397557 km |
| May 11 Thu | 19:35 | 09:39 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 400785 km |
| May 12 Fri | 20:29 | 10:39 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 403262 km |
| May 13 Sat | 21:29 | 11:36 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 404708 km |
| May 14 Sun | 22:34 | 12:26 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 404903 km |
| May 15 Mon | 23:43 | 13:12 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 403725 km |
| May 16 Tue | - | 13:51 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 401177 km |
| May 17 Wed | 00:53 | 14:27 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 397396 km |
| May 18 Thu | 02:04 | 15:00 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25.1 days | 392644 km |
| May 19 Fri | 03:14 | 15:33 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 387286 km |
| May 20 Sat | 04:24 | 16:06 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27.1 days | 381740 km |
| May 21 Sun | 05:35 | 16:40 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 376441 km |
| May 22 Mon | 06:44 | 17:18 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29.1 days | 371786 km |
| May 23 Tue | 07:51 | 18:00 | New Moon | 0% | 0.6 days | 368101 km |
| May 24 Wed | 08:55 | 18:46 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 365608 km |
| May 25 Thu | 09:53 | 19:37 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.6 days | 364419 km |
| May 26 Fri | 10:45 | 20:31 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 364525 km |
| May 27 Sat | 11:31 | 21:28 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 365819 km |
| May 28 Sun | 12:09 | 22:25 | First Quarter | 31% | 5.6 days | 368109 km |
| May 29 Mon | 12:44 | 23:23 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.6 days | 371154 km |
| May 30 Tue | 13:15 | - | First Quarter | 52% | 7.6 days | 374696 km |
| May 31 Wed | 13:43 | 00:20 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.6 days | 378492 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.