Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2070
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-07-16
- Moonrise
- 08:54
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 2 days
- Moonset
- 19:15
- Illumination
- 4%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-07-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-07-16
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Day Length
- 9h 37m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Thu | 22:49 | 12:32 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 383882 km |
| May 2 Fri | 23:45 | 13:13 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 389973 km |
| May 3 Sat | - | 13:51 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 395338 km |
| May 4 Sun | 00:43 | 14:26 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 399702 km |
| May 5 Mon | 01:44 | 15:00 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 402923 km |
| May 6 Tue | 02:47 | 15:33 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 404993 km |
| May 7 Wed | 03:53 | 16:07 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 405696 km |
| May 8 Thu | 05:01 | 16:44 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 405696 km |
| May 9 Fri | 06:11 | 17:24 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 405481 km |
| May 10 Sat | 07:24 | 18:08 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 404250 km |
| May 11 Sun | 08:36 | 18:59 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 402501 km |
| May 12 Mon | 09:46 | 19:56 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 400254 km |
| May 13 Tue | 10:49 | 20:59 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 397485 km |
| May 14 Wed | 11:46 | 22:04 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 394153 km |
| May 15 Thu | 12:34 | 23:11 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 5 days | 390244 km |
| May 16 Fri | 13:16 | - | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 385805 km |
| May 17 Sat | 13:53 | 00:17 | First Quarter | 45% | 7 days | 380968 km |
| May 18 Sun | 14:26 | 01:21 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 375962 km |
| May 19 Mon | 14:58 | 02:22 | First Quarter | 66% | 9 days | 371096 km |
| May 20 Tue | 15:28 | 03:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 366733 km |
| May 21 Wed | 15:58 | 04:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 11 days | 363246 km |
| May 22 Thu | 16:30 | 05:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 363104 km |
| May 23 Fri | 17:04 | 06:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| May 24 Sat | 17:40 | 07:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| May 25 Sun | 18:20 | 08:05 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363423 km |
| May 26 Mon | 19:04 | 08:57 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 367319 km |
| May 27 Tue | 19:52 | 09:46 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 372393 km |
| May 28 Wed | 20:44 | 10:31 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 378249 km |
| May 29 Thu | 21:39 | 11:13 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 384417 km |
| May 30 Fri | 22:35 | 11:51 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 390413 km |
| May 31 Sat | 23:34 | 12:27 | Last Quarter | 63% | 21 days | 395786 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.