Moon Phases in Reading
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1962
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-23
- Moonrise
- 15:13
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 7.4 days
- Moonset
- 01:00
- Illumination
- 50%
- 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 Tue | 04:49 | 16:48 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.4 days | 396655 km |
| May 2 Wed | 05:16 | 18:09 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 392520 km |
| May 3 Thu | 05:43 | 19:31 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.4 days | 388165 km |
| May 4 Fri | 06:11 | 20:50 | New Moon | 0% | 29.4 days | 383898 km |
| May 5 Sat | 06:44 | 22:06 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.8 days | 379973 km |
| May 6 Sun | 07:22 | 23:16 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.8 days | 376578 km |
| May 7 Mon | 08:06 | - | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.8 days | 373830 km |
| May 8 Tue | 08:56 | 00:17 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.8 days | 371789 km |
| May 9 Wed | 09:53 | 01:09 | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.8 days | 370464 km |
| May 10 Thu | 10:53 | 01:51 | First Quarter | 34% | 5.8 days | 369831 km |
| May 11 Fri | 11:56 | 02:25 | First Quarter | 44% | 6.8 days | 369850 km |
| May 12 Sat | 12:59 | 02:54 | First Quarter | 55% | 7.8 days | 370474 km |
| May 13 Sun | 14:03 | 03:19 | First Quarter | 65% | 8.8 days | 371662 km |
| May 14 Mon | 15:07 | 03:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 75% | 9.8 days | 373378 km |
| May 15 Tue | 16:11 | 04:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.8 days | 375594 km |
| May 16 Wed | 17:16 | 04:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.8 days | 378286 km |
| May 17 Thu | 18:22 | 04:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.8 days | 381418 km |
| May 18 Fri | 19:30 | 05:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.8 days | 384929 km |
| May 19 Sat | 20:37 | 05:33 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.8 days | 388713 km |
| May 20 Sun | 21:45 | 06:03 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.8 days | 392614 km |
| May 21 Mon | 22:49 | 06:41 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.8 days | 396413 km |
| May 22 Tue | 23:47 | 07:27 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.8 days | 399843 km |
| May 23 Wed | - | 08:22 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.8 days | 402607 km |
| May 24 Thu | 00:37 | 09:26 | Waning Gibbous | 74% | 19.8 days | 404416 km |
| May 25 Fri | 01:20 | 10:37 | Last Quarter | 64% | 20.8 days | 405028 km |
| May 26 Sat | 01:56 | 11:53 | Last Quarter | 53% | 21.8 days | 404287 km |
| May 27 Sun | 02:26 | 13:11 | Last Quarter | 43% | 22.8 days | 402158 km |
| May 28 Mon | 02:54 | 14:29 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.8 days | 398737 km |
| May 29 Tue | 03:19 | 15:49 | Waning Crescent | 23% | 24.8 days | 394254 km |
| May 30 Wed | 03:45 | 17:08 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.8 days | 389044 km |
| May 31 Thu | 04:11 | 18:26 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.8 days | 383516 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.