Moon Phases in Reading
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1927
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-27
- Moonrise
- 20:01
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11.7 days
- Moonset
- 02:13
- Illumination
- 90%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-27
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 21:27
- Day Length
- 16h 40m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sun | 06:01 | 20:25 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 368505 km |
| May 2 Mon | 06:26 | 21:51 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 365167 km |
| May 3 Tue | 06:56 | 23:13 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 363195 km |
| May 4 Wed | 07:33 | - | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.6 days | 363104 km |
| May 5 Thu | 08:19 | 00:26 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 363547 km |
| May 6 Fri | 09:16 | 01:28 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 365667 km |
| May 7 Sat | 10:19 | 02:15 | First Quarter | 31% | 5.6 days | 368783 km |
| May 8 Sun | 11:27 | 02:52 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.6 days | 372599 km |
| May 9 Mon | 12:35 | 03:20 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.6 days | 376808 km |
| May 10 Tue | 13:44 | 03:43 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.6 days | 381126 km |
| May 11 Wed | 14:51 | 04:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.6 days | 385327 km |
| May 12 Thu | 15:58 | 04:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.6 days | 389255 km |
| May 13 Fri | 17:05 | 04:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 392829 km |
| May 14 Sat | 18:12 | 04:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 396024 km |
| May 15 Sun | 19:21 | 05:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.6 days | 398844 km |
| May 16 Mon | 20:30 | 05:23 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 401288 km |
| May 17 Tue | 21:41 | 05:45 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 403318 km |
| May 18 Wed | 22:50 | 06:13 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 404841 km |
| May 19 Thu | 23:54 | 06:49 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 405696 km |
| May 20 Fri | - | 07:37 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.6 days | 405696 km |
| May 21 Sat | 00:50 | 08:35 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 404711 km |
| May 22 Sun | 01:35 | 09:45 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 402515 km |
| May 23 Mon | 02:11 | 11:01 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 399080 km |
| May 24 Tue | 02:39 | 12:21 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.6 days | 394474 km |
| May 25 Wed | 03:03 | 13:44 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 388901 km |
| May 26 Thu | 03:24 | 15:07 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 382700 km |
| May 27 Fri | 03:44 | 16:30 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 376312 km |
| May 28 Sat | 04:04 | 17:56 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 370234 km |
| May 29 Sun | 04:26 | 19:21 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 364967 km |
| May 30 Mon | 04:52 | 20:45 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 363104 km |
| May 31 Tue | 05:25 | 22:04 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 363104 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.