Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2079
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-07-17
- Moonrise
- 09:24
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 2.7 days
- Moonset
- 20:30
- Illumination
- 8%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-07-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-07-17
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day Length
- 9h 38m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Mon | 07:19 | 18:08 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 2 Tue | 08:38 | 18:41 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 3 Wed | 10:00 | 19:23 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 4 Thu | 11:20 | 20:14 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3.1 days | 367470 km |
| May 5 Fri | 12:31 | 21:18 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 373324 km |
| May 6 Sat | 13:31 | 22:28 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5.1 days | 379663 km |
| May 7 Sun | 14:18 | 23:42 | First Quarter | 36% | 6.1 days | 385985 km |
| May 8 Mon | 14:54 | - | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 391835 km |
| May 9 Tue | 15:24 | 00:55 | First Quarter | 57% | 8.1 days | 396854 km |
| May 10 Wed | 15:48 | 02:04 | First Quarter | 67% | 9.1 days | 400812 km |
| May 11 Thu | 16:09 | 03:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10.1 days | 403616 km |
| May 12 Fri | 16:30 | 04:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11.1 days | 405296 km |
| May 13 Sat | 16:51 | 05:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 405696 km |
| May 14 Sun | 17:13 | 06:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 405696 km |
| May 15 Mon | 17:37 | 07:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14.1 days | 404965 km |
| May 16 Tue | 18:05 | 08:23 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.1 days | 403565 km |
| May 17 Wed | 18:39 | 09:26 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 401667 km |
| May 18 Thu | 19:20 | 10:26 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 399274 km |
| May 19 Fri | 20:08 | 11:23 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 396349 km |
| May 20 Sat | 21:03 | 12:13 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19.1 days | 392855 km |
| May 21 Sun | 22:04 | 12:56 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 388792 km |
| May 22 Mon | 23:09 | 13:32 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 384233 km |
| May 23 Tue | - | 14:02 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22.1 days | 379341 km |
| May 24 Wed | 00:14 | 14:29 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 374371 km |
| May 25 Thu | 01:21 | 14:53 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 369655 km |
| May 26 Fri | 02:29 | 15:16 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25.1 days | 365562 km |
| May 27 Sat | 03:39 | 15:39 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 28 Sun | 04:51 | 16:05 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 29 Mon | 06:08 | 16:35 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 30 Tue | 07:29 | 17:12 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 31 Wed | 08:51 | 17:59 | New Moon | 0% | 0.5 days | 364701 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.