Moon Phases in Raleigh
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2000
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Moonrise
- 20:41
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 15.9 days
- Moonset
- 08:26
- Illumination
- 98%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Day Length
- 10h 47m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Mon | 04:51 | 17:09 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 388639 km |
| May 2 Tue | 05:27 | 18:12 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 383699 km |
| May 3 Wed | 06:04 | 19:18 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 379020 km |
| May 4 Thu | 06:44 | 20:26 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 374915 km |
| May 5 Fri | 07:30 | 21:35 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 371620 km |
| May 6 Sat | 08:20 | 22:42 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 369282 km |
| May 7 Sun | 09:17 | 23:45 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 367958 km |
| May 8 Mon | 10:18 | - | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 367628 km |
| May 9 Tue | 11:23 | 00:42 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 368206 km |
| May 10 Wed | 12:27 | 01:34 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 369562 km |
| May 11 Thu | 13:31 | 02:18 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.4 days | 371547 km |
| May 12 Fri | 14:32 | 02:57 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 374011 km |
| May 13 Sat | 15:33 | 03:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 376821 km |
| May 14 Sun | 16:31 | 04:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 379873 km |
| May 15 Mon | 17:29 | 04:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 383093 km |
| May 16 Tue | 18:26 | 05:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 386431 km |
| May 17 Wed | 19:23 | 05:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 389841 km |
| May 18 Thu | 20:18 | 06:23 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 393261 km |
| May 19 Fri | 21:13 | 07:02 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.4 days | 396589 km |
| May 20 Sat | 22:05 | 07:45 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 399675 km |
| May 21 Sun | 22:55 | 08:30 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.4 days | 402310 km |
| May 22 Mon | 23:41 | 09:19 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.4 days | 404252 km |
| May 23 Tue | - | 10:10 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.4 days | 405246 km |
| May 24 Wed | 00:23 | 11:04 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 405070 km |
| May 25 Thu | 01:03 | 11:59 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.4 days | 403579 km |
| May 26 Fri | 01:40 | 12:55 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.4 days | 400737 km |
| May 27 Sat | 02:14 | 13:53 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.4 days | 396645 km |
| May 28 Sun | 02:48 | 14:52 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 391538 km |
| May 29 Mon | 03:22 | 15:53 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 385772 km |
| May 30 Tue | 03:58 | 16:57 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.4 days | 379782 km |
| May 31 Wed | 04:36 | 18:03 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 374040 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.