Moon Phases in Reading
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1955
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-23
- Moonrise
- 15:13
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 7.9 days
- Moonset
- 01:00
- Illumination
- 56%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-23
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 21:27
- Day Length
- 16h 41m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sun | 14:49 | 03:14 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 394652 km |
| May 2 Mon | 16:01 | 03:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 389217 km |
| May 3 Tue | 17:11 | 03:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 383278 km |
| May 4 Wed | 18:21 | 04:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 377292 km |
| May 5 Thu | 19:30 | 04:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 371731 km |
| May 6 Fri | 20:37 | 04:47 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 367034 km |
| May 7 Sat | 21:42 | 05:15 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363557 km |
| May 8 Sun | 22:40 | 05:48 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| May 9 Mon | 23:32 | 06:29 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| May 10 Tue | - | 07:20 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 363104 km |
| May 11 Wed | 00:15 | 08:17 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 364580 km |
| May 12 Thu | 00:49 | 09:21 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 368097 km |
| May 13 Fri | 01:18 | 10:29 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 372373 km |
| May 14 Sat | 01:42 | 11:40 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 377058 km |
| May 15 Sun | 02:02 | 12:52 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 381824 km |
| May 16 Mon | 02:20 | 14:07 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 386399 km |
| May 17 Tue | 02:39 | 15:24 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 390597 km |
| May 18 Wed | 02:58 | 16:45 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 394315 km |
| May 19 Thu | 03:21 | 18:09 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 397523 km |
| May 20 Fri | 03:48 | 19:35 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 400238 km |
| May 21 Sat | 04:22 | 20:58 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 402484 km |
| May 22 Sun | 05:09 | 22:12 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 404258 km |
| May 23 Mon | 06:08 | 23:13 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 405505 km |
| May 24 Tue | 07:22 | 23:58 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 405696 km |
| May 25 Wed | 08:42 | - | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 405696 km |
| May 26 Thu | 10:03 | 00:32 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 404731 km |
| May 27 Fri | 11:23 | 00:58 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 402427 km |
| May 28 Sat | 12:38 | 01:19 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 398929 km |
| May 29 Sun | 13:52 | 01:38 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 394287 km |
| May 30 Mon | 15:03 | 01:55 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 388684 km |
| May 31 Tue | 16:12 | 02:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 382439 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.